plasmodiocarp

noun

plas·​mo·​di·​o·​carp

plazˈmōdēəˌkärp

plural -s

: a fructification in various slime molds that consists of an elongated sometimes branched reticulate body within which spores develop and is a modification of the plasmodium compare aethalium

plasmodiocarpous

⸗¦⸗⸗⸗¦kärpəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

plasmod- + -carp

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