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Sporophyte vs Calyptra - What's the difference?

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In botany|lang=en terms the difference between sporophyte and calyptra

is that sporophyte is (botany) a plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes while calyptra is (botany) any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors; for example rootcaps and the apical cells of trichomesjackson, benjamin, daydon; a glossary of botanic terms with their derivation and accent; published by gerald duckworth & co london, 4th ed 1928.

As nouns the difference between sporophyte and calyptra

is that sporophyte is (botany) a plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes while calyptra is (botany) in bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripensjackson, benjamin, daydon; a glossary of botanic terms with their derivation and accent; published by gerald duckworth & co london, 4th ed 1928.

sporophyte

English

(wikipedia sporophyte)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
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    • (b'') sporophyte''' with foot reduced, the entire ' sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.

    Related terms

    * sporangium * spore * sporogenesis * sporophytic

    See also

    * gametophyte

    calyptra

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (botany) In bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. London, 4th ed 1928
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    • (b ) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra , which is ± stipitate at the base.
  • (botany) any cap-like covering of a flower or fruit, such as the operculum'' over the unopened buds of ''Eucalyptus flowersJackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. London, 4th ed 1928
  • (botany) Any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors; for example rootcaps and the apical cells of trichomes.Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. London, 4th ed 1928
  • (entomology) In flies such as the housefly, Musca , in the taxonomic order]] Diptera, [[section, zoological section Schizophora, subsection Calyptrata, the calyptra is a membranous rearward extension of the forewing; it covers the haltere.C. R, Osten Sacken. Notice on the terms: Tegula, antitegula, squama and alula, as used in Dipterology [https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_50657_noticeonthetermstegulaantitegu1881]