archicarp

[ ahr-ki-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the female sexual organ in various ascomycetes.

archicarp

/ ˈɑːkɪˌkɑːp /

noun

1. a female reproductive structure in ascomycetous fungi that consists of a cell or hypha and develops into the ascogonium

Word History and Origins

Origin of archicarp¹

First recorded in 1885–90; archi- + -carp

Example Sentences

C–F, development of the spore fruit, × 300. ar. archicarp.

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The antheridium undergoes no further change, but the archicarp soon divides into two cells,—a small basal one and a larger upper cell.

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Shortly before the fruit is ripe, the upper cell of the archicarp, which has increased many times in size, shows a division of its contents into eight parts, each of which develops a wall and becomes an oval spore.

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It is more slender than the archicarp, but otherwise differs little from it.

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There next grow from the inner surface of the covering cells, short filaments, that almost completely fill the space between the archicarp and the wall.

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