CLEISTOCARP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration

Synonyms:

cleistocarp; cleistothecium

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cleistocarp" is a kind of...):

ascocarp (mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus)

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