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RHIZOCARPIC

\ɹˌa͡ɪzəkˈɑːpɪk], \ɹˌa‍ɪzəkˈɑːpɪk], \ɹ_ˌaɪ_z_ə_k_ˈɑː_p_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of RHIZOCARPIC

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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r[=i]-z[=o]-kÃ¤r'pik, adj. with annual stem and perennial root--also RHIZOCAR'POUS.--n.pl. RHIZOCAR'PEÃ†, a group of cryptogams.--adj. RHIZOCAR'P[=E]AN. [Gr. rhiza, root, karpos, fruit.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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