procarp

[proh-kahrp]

noun Botany.

(in red algae) a carpogonium with its associated cells.

Origin of procarp

1885–90; < New Latin procarpium < Greek pro- pro-² + karpíon, diminutive of karpós fruit

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Historical Examples of procarp

These three elements—trichogyne, trichophoric cell, and carpogenic cell—are regarded as the procarp.
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British Dictionary definitions for procarp

procarp

noun

a female reproductive organ in red algae

Word Origin for procarp

C19: from New Latin procarpium, from pro- ² + -carpium, from Greek karpos fruit

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