calypto-, calypt- +

(Greek: covered, cover, hide, hidden, conceal, concealed)


apocalypse
1. A cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil based on a prophetic disclosure; a revelation.
2. The last book of the New Testament in the Bible which contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to John the apostle.
3. Any of a number of anonymous Jewish or Christian texts from around the second century B.C. to the second century A.D. containing prophetic or symbolic visions; especially, of the imminent destruction of the world and the salvation of the righteous.
4. A great or total devastation; doom; such as, the apocalypse of nuclear war.
5. Etymology: "revelation, disclosure", from Catholic-Church Latin apocalypsis, "revelation"; from Greek apokalyptein, "to uncover"; from apo-, "from" + kalyptein, "to cover, to conceal".
apocalyptic
1. Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom.
2. Warning about a disastrous future or outcome: "We hear more and more about the apocalyptic warnings of global warming."
3. Involving widespread destruction and devastation.
4. Predicting, or presaging, imminent disaster and total or universal destruction.
apocalypticism
Belief in apocalyptic prophecies; especially, regarding the imminent destruction of the world and the foundation of a new world order as a result of the triumph of good over evil.
apocalyptist
1. Someone who adheres to the teachings of apocalyptic literature concerning the signs and events preceding the end of the world.
2. Anyone who believes in the teachings that predict a catastrophic end to the world.
Calypso
1. In Greek mythology, a nymph who kept Odysseus on her island for seven years.
2. A small irregularly-shaped natural satellite of Saturn, discovered in 1980.
3. A type of music that originated in the West Indies, notably in Trinidad, and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects (origin unknown).
4. Etymology: sea nymph in the Odyssey, literally, "hidden, hider" (originally a death goddess) from Greek kalyptein, "to cover, to conceal".
calyptoblastic
Hydroids (an invertebrate sea animal) in which a gonophore is enclosed in a gonotheca.
calyptobranchiate
With gills not visible from the outside.
calyptra
1. The hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants; such as, the California poppy.
2. The protective cap or hood covering the spore case of a moss or related plant.
3. A similar hoodlike, lidlike, or caplike structure; such as, a root cap.
calyptrogen
The specialized cell layer from which a root cap originates.
Circe
In Greek Mythology: A goddess who turned Odysseus' men temporarily into swine but later gave him directions for their journey home.

Odysseus, was the main character in Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, andhe played a key role in the Iliad. He is known for his guile and resourcefulness, and was most famous for the ten years it took him to return home after the Trojan War. He was the king of Ithaca and the husband of Penelope.

In Greek mythology, Circe or Kírkē (Greek Κίρκη) was a goddess (or sometimes a nymph or a sorceress) living on the island of Aeaea.

Circe worked with a huge loom. She invited Odysseus' crew to a feast, but the food was laced with one of her magical potions, and she turned them all into pigs with a wand after they gorged themselves on the food.

Only Eurylochus, suspecting treachery from the beginning, escaped to warn Odysseus and the others who had stayed behind at the ships. Odysseus went to rescue his men, but was intercepted by Hermes and told to procure some of the herb moly to protect him from the same fate as his men.

When her magic failed, Odysseus was able to force her to return his men to human form. She later fell in love with Odysseus and assisted him in his quest to reach his home after he and his crew spent a year with her on her island during which Odysseus and Circe made love in her "flawless bed of love".

—Based on information found in
wikipedia.org/wiki/Circewikipedia.org/wiki/Circe
eucalyptol
A colorless oily liquid from eucalyptus oil.

Used in pharmaceuticals, perfumes, and flavorings.

Eucalyptus
1. Any of numerous tall trees of the genus Eucalyptus, native to Australia and having aromatic leaves that yield an oil used medicinally and wood valued as timber.
2. Etymology: from Modern Latin, coined in 1788 by French botanist Charles Louis L'héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800) from Greek eu-, "well" + kalyptos, "covered", with reference to the coverings on the buds.
eucalyptus (s), eucalypti (pl)
Any of numerous often tall trees belonging to the genus Eucalyptus, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent islands, having aromatic evergreen leaves that are the source of medicinal oils and heavy wood used as timber.

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