Cleistocarp

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of cleistothecium.
  2. 2
    closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration wordnet

Synonyms

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cleistotheciumcleistothecium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -carp.

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