Definition of Caliptra
Ca*lyp"tra (k&adot;*l&ibreve;p"tr&adot;),
n. [NL., fr. Gr. kaly`ptra a
covering for the head, fr. kaly`ptein to cover.]
(Bot.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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