gymnocarpous
adjective
gym·no·car·pous
¦jimnə¦kärpəs
variants or less commonly gymnocarpic
-pik
: having the hymenium open or exposed on the surface of the thallus or fruiting body —used of lichens and fungi compare angiocarpous sense 2
gymnocarpy noun
ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗pē
plural -es
Word History
Etymology
gymnocarpous from Greek gymnokarpos, from gymn- + -karpos -carpous; gymnocarpic from gymn- + carp- + -ic