gymnocarpous

American

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

Also gymnocarpic

adjective

(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 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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