Definition
Having the shape or form of a calix or cup; cup-shaped in appearance or structure.
Etymology
From Latin calix (cup) plus the suffix -form (from Latin forma meaning 'shape'). This descriptive term is used in anatomy, botany, and other biological sciences to describe cup-like structures.
Kelly Says
The human taste bud is actually caliciform—it's cup-shaped on your tongue and collects flavor chemicals like a tiny botanical flower bud collects pollen, which is why the description works for both plants and animals!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካሊኮ 形
kali-ko ke-em
ARالعربية
شكل كاليكو
shakl kaliko
BNবাংলা
ক্যালিকো আকৃতি
kaliko akriti
CACatalà
caliciforme
kali-si-FOR-me
CSČeština
kalikoformní
kali-ko-FOR-mni
DADansk
caliciform
kali-si-FORM
DEDeutsch
kalikoartig
kali-koh-ahr-tig
ELΕλληνικά
καλικοειδής
kali-koi-deis
ESEspañol
caliciforme
kali-si-FOR-me
FAفارسی
شکل کالیکو
shakl kali-ko
FISuomi
caliciform
kali-si-FORM
FRFrançais
caliciforme
kali-si-FORM
GUGU
કેલિકો આકાર
keli-ko aakar
HAHA
ƙirar calico
ki-rar kali-ko
HEעברית
צורת קאליק
tsurah kalik
HIहिन्दी
कैलिकोकार
kai-li-ko-kaar
HUMagyar
caliciform
kali-si-FORM
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbentuk calico
ber-bent-uk kali-ko
IGIG
àwọn ẹ̀rọ calico
awon ero kali-ko
ITItaliano
caliciforme
kali-si-FOR-me
KKKK
калико пішіні
kali-ko pi-shi-ni
KMKM
រូបរាង calico
ro-u-ra-ng kali-ko
KO한국어
칼리코형
kalliko-hyeong
MRMR
कॅलिको आकार
ka-li-ko aakar
MSBahasa Melayu
bentuk calico
bent-uk kali-ko
MYမြန်မာ
ကာလစ်ကော ပုံ
ka-lit-ka-po-m
NLNederlands
caliciform
kali-si-FORM
NONorsk
caliciform
kali-si-FORM
PAPA
ਕੈਲੀਕੋ ਆਕਾਰ
ka-li-ko aakar
PLPolski
kalikoforma
kali-ko-FOR-ma
PTPortuguês
caliciforme
kali-si-FOR-me
RORomână
caliciform
kali-si-FORM
RUРусский
каликообразный
kali-ko-raz-nyy
SVSvenska
caliciform
kali-si-FORM
SWKiswahili
umbo la calico
umbo la kali-ko
TAதமிழ்
காலிகோ வடிவம்
kaaliko vadivam
TEతెలుగు
కాలికో ఆకారం
kaali-ko aakaram
THไทย
รูปแบบแคลลิโก
roop-yaep kalli-ko
TLTL
anyong calico
an-yong kali-ko
TRTürkçe
kaliko biçimli
kali-ko-bey-im-li
UKУкраїнська
калікоподібний
kali-ko-po-dib-nyy
URاردو
کالیکو شکل
kali-ko shakl
VITiếng Việt
hình dạng calico
hinh dang kali-ko
YOYO
àwọn ìdí calico
awon idi kali-ko
ZUZU
umfanekiso we-calico
um-fa-ne-ki-so we kali-ko