SIMURG
calyptra
EN
n.
The protective cap or hood covering the spore case of a moss or related plant. 1
The calyptra, or cap is the corolla, in which the petals are fused at the apex; it abscises at the base of the flower and pops off at anthesis. Species in Euvitis may have 100+ flowers per cluster, whereas muscadine grapes have only 10-30. Vinifera and Concord grapes are perfect-flowered and self-fruitful, whereas some muscadine cultivars have only pistillate flowers. 2
The grape flower does not have conspicuous petals; instead, the petals are fused into a green structure termed the calyptra but commonly referred to as a cap. 3
[kəlip'trə] 4
Cap 5
New Latin, from Greek kalyptra 'veil', from kalyptein 'to cover'. 6
Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere
Margherita Sanguineti, rev. Cristina Scanu, Gerbau
1 : «http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calyptra», (13/10/2011)
2 : «http://www.uga.edu/fruit/grape.html», (06/04/2007)
3 : «http://www.extension.org/pages/31097/parts-of-the-grape-vine:-flowers-and-fruit», (06/04/2007)
4 : «http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calyptra», (03/07/2009)
5 : «http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grow/physiology.pdf», (06/04/2007)
6 : «http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calyptra», (03/07/2009)