Pyrenocarpeae

plural noun

Py·​re·​no·​car·​pe·​ae

in some classifications

: a group of lichens comprising those whose fruiting body is closed compare gymnocarpeae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pyren- + -carpeae (from -carpus -carpous)

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