carpophyte

noun

car·​po·​phyte

plural -s

1

: a thallophyte that forms a sporocarp after fertilization (as the red seaweeds and the ascomycetous fungi)

2

: phanerogam

Word History

Etymology

carp- entry 1 + -phyte

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Rhymes for carpophyte

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite