calyptra - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'calyptra' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Calyptra

[ n.]

- 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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