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holocarpic

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[hol-uh-kahr-pik, hoh-luh-] / ˌhɒl əˈkɑr pɪk, ˈhoʊ lə- /
Also holocarpous

adjective

  1. (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.


Etymology

Origin of holocarpic

First recorded in 1915–20; holo- + -carpic


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