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carpospore

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carpospore [ˈkɑːpəʊˌspɔː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a sexual spore produced by red algae after fertilization of the carpogonium
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Noun1.carpospore - a nonmotile spore of red algae
red algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan
spore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"


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