Definition of Gymnocarpous. Meaning of Gymnocarpous. Synonyms of Gymnocarpous

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Definition of Gymnocarpous

Gymnocarpous
Gymnocarpous Gym`no*car"pous, a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth. --Gray.

Meaning of Gymnocarpous from wikipedia

- ac****ulate in the upper portion. The initial hymenium develops in a gymnocarpous manner (openly exposed), with the first paraphyses and asci pushing aside...
- German mycologist Gustav Lindau to accommodate species of fungi having "gymnocarpous" basidiocarps (with the hymenium exposed) and "auricularioid" basidia...
- apothecia, are lirelliform, meaning they are elongated and slit-like, and gymnocarpous, which means they remain open at maturity. Within the apothecia, the...