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cleistocarpous
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[klahy-stuh-kahr-puhs]
adjective
Mycology.having cleistothecia.
Botany.having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cleistocarpous1
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Such facts as these suggest that in many cases the cleistocarpous condition is the result of reduction rather than primitive, and that possibly the same holds for Archidium.
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These cleistocarpous forms are now recognized as related to various natural groups, in which the majority of the species possess an operculum.
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