CALYPTRA

Meaning of CALYPTRA in English

noun see: hell Date: circa 1753 a hoodlike structure in a plant

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CALYPTRA — kəˈliptrə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kalyptra veil, from kalyptein 1. : the archegonium of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALYPTRA — (n.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules …
Английский словарь Webster
CALYPTRA — ( n. ) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CALYPTRA — — calyptrate /keuh lip"trayt/ , adj. /keuh lip"treuh/ , n. Bot. 1. Also called cap . a hood or hoodlike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALYPTRA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kalyptra veil, from kalyptein to cover — more at hell Date: circa 1753 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALYPTRA — noun a little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules …
Webster English vocab
CALYPTRA — [ca.lyp.tra] n [N L, fr. Gk kalyptra veil, fr. kalyptein to cover--more at hell] (ca. 1753): a hoodlike structure in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CALYPTRA — 1) калиптра, колпачок, чехлик (мха) 2) корневой чехлик
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CALYPTRA — 1) калиптра, колпачок, чехлик ( мха ) 2) корневой чехлик
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CALYPTRA — Pronunciation: k ə - ' lip-tr ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kalyptra veil, from kalyptein to cover …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VEIL — I. ˈvāl, chiefly before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English veile, from Old North French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAP — I. ˈkap noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALYPTRATE — I. kəˈlipˌtrāt, -_trə̇t, ˈkalə̇pˌtrāt adjective Etymology: New Latin calyptra + English -ate 1. botany : having a calyptra 2. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIGONIUM — ˌepəˈgōnēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from epi- + Greek gonē seed + New Latin -ium : calyptra …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALYPTRI- — combining form or calyptro- Etymology: New Latin calyptra : calyptra : hood : cap calyptri form calyptro gen
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALYPTRANTHES — ˌkalə̇pˈtran(ˌ)thēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from calyptra + -anthes : a large genus of tropical American aromatic shrubs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALYPTER — kəˈliptə(r), ˈkalə̇p- noun ( plural ca·lyp·ters -ə(r)z ; or cal·yp·te·res ˌkalə̇pˈti(ə)(ˌ)rēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kalyptēr sheath, from kalyptein …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VEIL — (n.) The calyptra of mosses.
Английский словарь Webster
MITRIFORM — (a.) Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a mitriform calyptra.
Английский словарь Webster
CALYPTRIFORM — (a.) Having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.
Английский словарь Webster
VEIL — ( n. ) The calyptra of mosses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MITRIFORM — ( a. ) Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a mitriform calyptra.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CALYPTRIFORM — ( a. ) Having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KAMELAUKION — /kah mee lahf"kee awn/ ; Eng. /kam'euh law"kee on', kah'meuh low"-/ , n. , pl. kamelaukia /-kee ah/ ; Eng. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAP — cap 1 — capless , adj. /kap/ , n. , v. , capped, capping . n. 1. a close-fitting covering …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALYPTROGEN — /keuh lip"treuh jeuhn/ , n. Bot. the histogen layer that develops into the root cap. [ 1880-85; calyptro- (comb. form …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAP — I. ˈkap noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa head covering, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VEIL — noun the calyptra of mosses. 2. veil ·noun ·same·as velum, 3. 3. veil ·noun a cover; disguise; a mask; a …
Webster English vocab
MITRIFORM — adj having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a mitriform calyptra.
Webster English vocab
CALYPTRIFORM — adj having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.
Webster English vocab
HAIR-CAP MOSS — also called Pigeon Wheat, any of the plants of the genus Polytrichum (order Bryales) with more than 100 species; it …
Britannica English vocabulary
EXTINGUISHER MOSS — any of the plants of the genus Encalypta (order Bryales), which form large tufts on limestone rocks, ledges, and walls. …
Britannica English vocabulary

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