gymnocarpous

[ jim-nuh-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

1. (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gymnocarpous¹

gymno- + -carpous

Example Sentences

Urcēōlā′ria, a genus of gymnocarpous lichens with urceolate apothecia.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Gymnos, Greek for naked, as Gymnocarpous, naked-fruited.

From Project Gutenberg