cystocarp

English

Etymology

From cysto- +‎ -carp, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

Noun

cystocarp (plural cystocarps)

1. A minute vesicle in some seaweeds, containing the reproductive carpospores.

   Synonym: keramidium

See also

• carposporophyte

References

• “cystocarp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.