gymnocarpous

adjective

gym·​no·​car·​pous

¦jimnə¦kärpəs

variants or less commonly gymnocarpic

-pik

: having the hymenium open or exposed on the surface of the thallus or fruiting body

—used of lichens and fungi compare angiocarpous sense 2

gymnocarpy

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗pē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

gymnocarpous from Greek gymnokarpos, from gymn- + -karpos -carpous; gymnocarpic from gymn- + carp- + -ic

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