English Dictionary

crypt

/kɹɪpt/

noun

(now rare) A cave or cavern. / An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place. / (anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.

The explorers ventured deep into the crypt, searching for hidden treasures.

意味（1）

(now rare) A cave or cavern.

意味（2）

An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

She turned and waved a hand to him, she cried a word, but he didn't hear it, it was a lost word. A sable wraith she was in the parkland, fading away into the dolorous crypt of winter.

意味（3）

(anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.

Sometimes, too much foreign material can get caught in the crypts, leading to frequent infections.

意味（4）

(botany) Any of the genus Cryptocoryne of aquatic plants of southern and southeastern Asia.

意味（5）

(botany) Any of the genus Cryptopus of orchids of Madagascar and Mauritius.