archicarp

American  

[ahr-ki-kahrp] / ˈɑr kɪˌkɑrp /

noun

Botany.

1. the female sexual organ in various ascomycetes.

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archicarp British  

/ ˈɑːkɪˌkɑːp /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of archicarp

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

Example Sentences

C–F, development of the spore fruit, × 300. ar. archicarp.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

There next grow from the inner surface of the covering cells, short filaments, that almost completely fill the space between the archicarp and the wall.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

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

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

The antheridium undergoes no further change, but the archicarp soon divides into two cells,—a small basal one and a larger upper cell.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton