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Calyptra

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Calyptra'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/calyptra.html. 1828.