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▪ I. deoperculate, a. Bot.|diːəʊˈpɜːkjʊlət|
[f. de- I. 6 + L. operculātus, pa. pple. of operculāre to cover with a lid: see operculate.]
Having lost the operculum: see also quots.
1866Treas. Bot., Deoperculate, a term used in describing mosses, when the operculum will not separate spontaneously from the spore-cases. 1883Syd. Soc. Lex., Deoperculate..Also, without an operculum.
▪ II. deoˈperculate, v. Bot.
[See prec. and -ate3.]
intr. To shed the operculum.
Mod. Liverworts with deoperculating capsules. |