cleistocarp

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noun

Synonym of cleistothecium.

Similar
cleistothecium
OriginAncient Greek κλειστός →
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Meanings

nouncleistocarp (plural cleistocarps)

plural cleistocarps · alternative clistocarp

  1. biologySynonym of cleistothecium.

    Synonyms: cleistothecium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cleistothecium.

Similar
cleistothecium

More synonyms by meaning

nounclosed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration

Similar
cleistothecium
Broader
ascocarp
Also see
cleistothecium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλειστός“closed”
  2. Englishcleistocarp

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -carp.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ceroplastic
Cite this entry
APA

cleistocarp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleistocarp

MLA

“cleistocarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleistocarp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleistocarp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleistocarp.

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