|jimnə|kärpəs adjective
also gym·no·car·pic -pik
Etymology: gymnocarpous from Greek gymnokarpos, from gymn- + -karpos -carpous; gymnocarpic from gymn- + carp- + -ic
: having the hymenium open or exposed on the surface of the thallus or fruiting body — used of lichens and fungi; compare angiocarpous 2
• gym·no·car·py ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷pē noun -es