- (n.) A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti.
- (n.) That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.
- (n.) The cover of the spore cases of mosses.
- (n.) The cover of the eye; an eyelid.
- (n.) The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields Brazil nuts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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