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cleistocarpous

American  
[klahy-stuh-kahr-puhs] / ˌklaɪ stəˈkɑr pəs /
Or clistocarpous

adjective

  1. Mycology.  having cleistothecia.

  2. Botany.  having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.

Etymology

Origin of cleistocarpous

First recorded in 1885–90; cleisto- + -carpous

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These cleistocarpous forms are now recognized as related to various natural groups, in which the majority of the species possess an operculum.

From Project Gutenberg

Such facts as these suggest that in many cases the cleistocarpous condition is the result of reduction rather than primitive, and that possibly the same holds for Archidium.

From Project Gutenberg

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