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carposporous
car·po·spore
/
ˈkɑr
pəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr
/
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[
kahr
-p
uh
-spawr, -spohr
]
Show IPA
noun
a nonmotile
spore
of the red
algae
.
Origin:
1880–85;
carpo-
1
+
spore
Related forms
car·po·spor·ic
/
ˌkɑr
pəˈspɔr
ɪk
,
-ˈspɒr-
/
Show Spelled
[
kahr-p
uh
-
spawr
-ik
,
-
spor
-
]
Show IPA
,
car·pos·po·rous
/
kɑrˈpɒs
pər
əs
/
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[
kahr-
pos
-per-
uh
s
]
Show IPA
,
adjective
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carpospore
(ˈkɑːpəʊˌspɔː)
—
n
a sexual spore produced by red algae after fertilization of the carpogonium
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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