epigonium

noun

ep·​i·​go·​ni·​um

ˌepəˈgōnēəm

plural -s

: calyptra

especially : the cover enclosing the young sporangium of a liverwort

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from epi- + Greek gonē seed + New Latin -ium

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