A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

cuculliformis,-e (adj.B): cuculliform, shaped like a hood or cowl; see cucullatus,-a,-um (adj.A);

- [moss] calyptra cuculliformis, capsulae dimidiam partem tegens, una cum operculo decidua, laevis (DozyMoek), calyptra hooded, covering a half-part of the capsule, one with the operculum [i.e. united to the operculum], deciduous, smooth.

- [moss] calyptra brunnea coriacea cuculliformis (C. Mueller), the calyptra brown, leathery, hood-shaped.

- [moss] calyptra cuculliformi (C. Mueller), with the calyptra cuculliform. cornet-shaped, q.v., “cuculliform, hooded” (Jackson).

NOTE: perhaps rendered better as corniculatus,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v.

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