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MITRATE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Mosses and Related Plants
CONT

Calyptrae are of two types based on form. The cucullate type is slit up one side and sits like a hood over the capsule, and the mitrate type is conic and undivided or equally lobed at the base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

[Se dit d'une coiffe (sommet de la capsule)] conique, et non divisée ou également lobée à la base, comme une mitre d’évêque.

Spanish

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