CLEISTOCARPOUS


Meaning of CLEISTOCARPOUS in English

adjective

also clis·to·car·pous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kärpəs

Etymology: cleist- + -carpous

1. of mosses : having the capsule opening irregularly without an operculum

2. of fungi : having or forming cleistothecia

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