CARPOSPORE

carpospore

(noun) a nonmotile spore of red algae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carpospore (plural carpospores)

A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.

Source: Wiktionary


Car"po*spore, n. Etym: [Gr. -spore.] (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algæ.

– Car`po*spor"ic (, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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