eucarpic

or eu·car·pous

[ yoo-kahr-pik ]
/ yuˈkɑr pɪk /

adjective

(of a fungus) having only part of the thallus converted into fruiting bodies.

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Compare holocarpic.

Origin of eucarpic

eu- + -carpic

Words nearby eucarpic

euboea, euboean, eucaine, eucalyptol, eucalyptus, eucarpic, eucaryotae, eucaryote, eucharis, eucharist, euchite
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