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cystocarp definition

cysto·carp (sis′tō kärp′, -tə-)

noun

a fruitlike structure (sporocarp) developed after fertilization in the red algae

Etymology: cysto- + -carp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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