-ˈkärpēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from gymn- + -carpeae (from -carpus -carpous)
in some classifications : a group comprising those lichens whose fruiting body is open
-ˈkärpēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from gymn- + -carpeae (from -carpus -carpous)
in some classifications : a group comprising those lichens whose fruiting body is open
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012