Meanings
nouncystocarp (plural cystocarps)
plural cystocarps
- A minute vesicle in some seaweeds, containing the reproductive carpospores.
Synonyms: keramidium
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA minute vesicle in some seaweeds, containing the reproductive carpospores.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκύστις“bladder”
- Englishcystocarp
From cysto- + -carp, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).
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cystocarp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystocarp
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“cystocarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystocarp. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cystocarp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystocarp.
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