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carposporous

carposporous

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Producing small cells that grow into new algae in some red seaweeds
  • adjective
  • /ˌkɑr.pəˈspɔr.əs/
  • Specialized
: carposporoso
  • Certain species of red algae are carposporous during a particular stage of their lifecycle.

Examples

  • The researcher described the carposporous phase in great detail in her thesis.

  • Many algae are carposporous.

  • Only carposporous plants exhibit this method of spore reproduction.

  • This species is carposporous!

  • Certain species of red algae are carposporous during a particular stage of their lifecycle.

  • Only carposporous plants exhibit this method of spore reproduction.

  • The researcher described the carposporous phase in great detail in her thesis.

Surface Forms

carposporous positive

Morphology

carposporous = carpospore (opaque) = carpo + spore + ous

Forming an adjective with '-ous' from a noun is a standard and transparent derivational process.

Etymology

Carposporous comes from parts meaning 'fruit' (carpo-) and 'spore' (-sporous). So a carposporous plant or algae is one that makes or carries special 'carpospores', which is why the word means producing or bearing carpospores.