cleistocarpous

adjective

cleis·​to·​car·​pous

variants or less commonly clistocarpous

¦⸗⸗¦kärpəs

1

of mosses : having the capsule opening irregularly without an operculum

2

of fungi : having or forming cleistothecia

Word History

Etymology

cleisto- + -carpous, after German cleistocarpisch

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