| 释义 |
ca·lyp·tra
\kəˈliptrə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kalyptra veil, from kalyptein
1. : the archegonium of a liverwort or moss when distended and modified by the growth of the enclosed sporophyte; especially : such an archegonium when forming a thin membranous hood over the capsule of a moss
2. : a caplike covering of a flower or fruit (as the calyx of plants of the genus Eschscholtzia)
3. : root cap |