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cleistocarpous

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[ klahy-stuh-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

  1. Mycology. having cleistothecia.
  2. Botany. having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cleistocarpous1

First recorded in 1885–90; cleisto- + -carpous
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

These cleistocarpous forms are now recognized as related to various natural groups, in which the majority of the species possess an operculum.

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Such facts as these suggest that in many cases the cleistocarpous condition is the result of reduction rather than primitive, and that possibly the same holds for Archidium.

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