carpospore

[ kahr-puh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

1. a nonmotile spore of the red algae.

carpospore

/ ˈkɑːpəʊˌspɔː /

noun

1. a sexual spore produced by red algae after fertilization of the carpogonium

Other Words From

• car·po·spor·ic [kahr-p, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], car·pos·po·rous [kahr-, pos, -per-, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpospore¹

First recorded in 1880–85; carpo- ¹ + spore

Example Sentences

These latter are thus seen to be carpospores, comparable to those of Red Alg�, and to the ascospores of Ascomycetes.

From Project Gutenberg

The plants that bear them are usually stouter that the non-sexual ones, and the masses of ripe carpospores are large enough to be readily seen with the naked eye.

From Project Gutenberg