gymnocarpic

[jim-nuh-kahr-puhs]

gym·no·car·pous

[jim-nuh-kahr-puhs]
adjective
(of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
Also, gym·no·car·pic [jim-nuh-kahr-pik] .
Compare angiocarpous (def. 2).


Origin:
gymno- + -carpous
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Gymnocarpic is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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