CARPOPHYTE
\kˈɑːpəfˌa͡ɪt], \kˈɑːpəfˌaɪt], \k_ˈɑː_p_ə_f_ˌaɪ_t]\
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A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the Ascomycetes, etc.
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A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the Ascomycetes, etc.
By Noah Webster.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Greek] A thallophyte which forms sporocarps.
By J.H. Kenneth
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