archicarp

[ ahr-ki-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the female sexual organ in various ascomycetes.

archicarp

/ ˈɑːkɪˌkɑːp /

noun

1. a female reproductive structure in ascomycetous fungi that consists of a cell or hypha and develops into the ascogonium

Word History and Origins

Origin of archicarp¹

First recorded in 1885–90; archi- + -carp

Example Sentences

A, Small portion of mycelium with conidiophore (c), and archicarp (as).

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It is more slender than the archicarp, but otherwise differs little from it.

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An optical section of such a stage (Fig. 39, F) shows a double wall and the two cells of the archicarp.

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In the latter the archicarp branches, each branch bearing a spore sac (Fig. 41, B).

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