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‖ crypta|ˈkrɪptə|
[L., a. Gr. κρύπτη vault, f. κρυπτός hidden, concealed.]
†1. = crypt n. 1, 2. Obs.
1563Homilies ii. Idolatry iii. (1859) 256 Christians had..caves under the ground called Cryptae, where they for fear of persecution assembled secretly together. 1611Coryat Crudities 145 In a low crypta or vaulted chappell which is directly under the quire. 1639in Hearne Collect. (Oxf. Hist. Soc.) III. 128 In this of St. Calixtus there are 3 Cryptas one above another. 1703N. Battely Antiq. Canterb. ii. 28 They were commonly called Cripta, or rather Crypta.
2. Anat. = crypt n. 4.
1860in Mayne Exp. Lex.
b. Bot. (See quots.)
1866Treas. Bot., Crypta, the sunken glands or cysts which occur in dotted leaves. 1882Syd. Soc. Lex., Cryptæ..in Botany, the oil receptacles of a leaf. |