pyrenocarp

[ pahy-ree-nuh-kahrp ]

noun
  1. Mycology. a perithecium.

  2. Botany. a drupe.

Origin of pyrenocarp

1
First recorded in 1885–90; pyrene1 + -o- + -carp

Other words from pyrenocarp

  • py·re·no·car·pic, py·re·no·car·pous, adjective

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