- gymnocarpous
- gym·no·car·pous (jim″no-kahrґpəs) [gymno- + Gr. karpos fruit] of certain fungi, having the hymenium, or fertile layer, exposed during spore formation.
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Gymnocarpous — Gym no*car pous (j[i^]m n[ o]*k[aum]r p[u^]s), a. [Gr. gymno s naked + karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) Naked fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gymnocarpous — /jim neuh kahr peuhs/, adj. (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus. Also, gymnocarpic /jim neuh kahr pik/. Cf. angiocarpous (def. 2). [GYMNO + CARPOUS] * * * … Universalium
gymnocarpous — gym·no·car·pous … English syllables
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angiocarpous — /an jee oh kahr peuhs/, adj. 1. (of a fruit) partially or wholly enclosed in a shell, involucre, or husk. 2. (of a fungus or lichen) having the fruiting body immersed or enclosed in the thallus. Also, angiocarpic. Cf. gymnocarpous. [1830 40;… … Universalium
sphaerophorus — sfə̇ˈräfərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from sphaer + phorous : a genus (the type of the family Sphaerophoraceae) of gymnocarpous lichens characterized by a foliaceous or fruticose thallus with terminal globose apothecia… … Useful english dictionary
gymnocarpic — adjective see gymnocarpous … Useful english dictionary
gymnocarpy — noun see gymnocarpous … Useful english dictionary
