Rhabdocarpon

Rhab·​do·​car·​pon

ˌrabdōˈkärˌpän

variants or Rhabdocarpum

-pəm

taxonomic synonym of rhabdocarpus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhabd- + -carpon, -carpum (from Greek karpos fruit)

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