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gymnocarpous

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[jim-nuh-kahr-puhs] / ˌdʒɪm nəˈkɑr pəs /
Also gymnocarpic

adjective

  1. (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.


Etymology

Origin of gymnocarpous

gymno- + -carpous


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