clistocarpous

[ klahy-stuh-kahr-puh s ]
/ ˌklaɪ stəˈkɑr pəs /

adjective Botany, Mycology.

Words nearby clistocarpous

Definition for clistocarpous (2 of 2)

cleistocarpous

or clis·to·car·pous

[ klahy-stuh-kahr-puh s ]
/ ˌklaɪ stəˈkɑr pəs /

adjective

Mycology. having cleistothecia.
Botany. having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.

Origin of cleistocarpous

First recorded in 1885–90; cleisto- + -carpous