CLEISTOCARPOUS


Meaning of CLEISTOCARPOUS in English

/kluy'steuh kahr"peuhs/ , adj.

1. Mycol. having cleistothecia.

2. Bot. having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.

Also, clistocarpous .

[ 1885-90; CLEISTO- + -CARPOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .