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carposporous

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car⋅po⋅spore

  [kahr-puh-spawr, -spohr]
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–noun
a nonmotile spore of the red algae.
Origin:
1880–85; carpo- 1 + spore

Related forms:
car⋅po⋅spor⋅ic  [kahr-puh-spawr-ik, -spor-] , car⋅pos⋅po⋅rous  [kahr-pos-per-uhs] , adjective
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carposporous

adjective
having carpospores 
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