archicarp
archicarp noun: the female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
Noun
archicarp (plural archicarps)
- The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
- The archicarp is bounded at the top by the trichogyne and at the base by a foot cell.1975, Steven E. Carpenter, Taxonomy, morphology and ontogeny of Gelatinodiscus flavidus
- In Chaetomium spirale the cells of the mycelium contain each a single nucleus, the archicarp arises as a coiled branch and divides into four or more uninucleate cells.2010, Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Fungi: Ascomycetes, Ustilaginales, Uredinales, →ISBN, page 155
archicarp meaning in Tamil
archicarp in Tamil
- ஆர்க்கிகார்ப்
Forms of archicarp
| plural | archicarps |
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Origin of archicarp
From archi- + -carp.
Questions about archicarp
- What does archicarp mean?
- Archicarp means the female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
- What is archicarp in Tamil?
- Archicarp in Tamil is ஆர்க்கிகார்ப். See Archicarp meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is archicarp?
- Archicarp is a noun.
- What is the plural of archicarp?
- The plural of archicarp is archicarps.
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