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endocarpoid

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[en-doh-kahr-poid] / ˌɛn doʊˈkɑr pɔɪd /

adjective

  1. (of a lichen) having the fruiting body embedded in the thallus.


Etymology

Origin of endocarpoid

< New Latin Endocarp ( on ) a genus of lichens ( see endo-, -carp) + -oid

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