Calyptrosporous
/kəˌlɪp.trəˈspɔːr.əs/noun
Having spores enclosed or protected by a covering structure called a calyptra.
Did you know?Its first element belongs to the same Greek word-family as Calypso and apocalypse, all connected with the idea of concealment or uncovering.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“To cover, conceal, or hide”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kalýptō (καλύπτω)
“I cover, hide, or conceal”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kalýptra (καλύπτρα)
“A covering, veil, or hood”
Ancient Greek
Greek
spóros (σπόρος)
“Seed or anything sown; from speírō, “to sow””
19th–20th Century
Scientific Latin/English
calyptro- + -sporous
“A botanical compound meaning having spores covered by a calyptra”
Modern English
English
calyptrosporous
“Having spores enclosed or protected by a covering structure”
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