calyptra

calyptra has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• 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.
• n.. the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy