cleistocarpous

or clis·to·car·pous

[klahy-stuh-kahr-puh s]

adjective

Mycology. having cleistothecia.
Botany. having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.

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Origin of cleistocarpous

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

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