pyrenocarp

[pahy-ree-nuh-kahrp]

noun

Mycology. a perithecium.
Botany. a drupe.

Origin of pyrenocarp

First recorded in 1885–90; pyrene¹ + -o- + -carp

Related formspy·re·no·car·pic, py·re·no·car·pous, adjective

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