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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

Example Sentences

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Urcēōlā′ria, a genus of gymnocarpous lichens with urceolate apothecia.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Gymnos, Greek for naked, as Gymnocarpous, naked-fruited.

From Project Gutenberg

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