English dictionary
calyptra
/k/@/'l/I/ptr/@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913