| Pronunciation: | | ku'liptru
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[n] the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy |
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CALYPTRA is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | plant part |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca*lyp"tra\ (k[.a]*l[i^]p"tr[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
kaly`ptra a covering for the head, fr. kaly`ptein to cover.]
(Bot.)
A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and
position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which
contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering
body.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | In mosses, a cap-like structure covering or partly covering the capsule and derived from the neck of the archegonium; in a flower, a cap covering the stamens and carpels in the bud and formed by fusion or cohesion of perianth parts. |
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