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CALYPTRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calyptra mean?
• CALYPTRA (noun)
The noun CALYPTRA has 1 sense:
1. the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy
Familiarity information: CALYPTRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("calyptra" is a kind of...):
plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)
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