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• mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
Example sentence • The ascocarp of the fungus is found on decaying wood.
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• the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
Example sentence • The endocarp is the hard, inner layer of a fruit.
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• outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
Example sentence • The exocarp of the orange is thick and easy to peel.
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• the middle layer of a pericarp
Example sentence • The mesocarp of a mango is the fruity flesh that surrounds the seed.
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• a plant that bears fruit once and dies
Example sentence • The monocarp of this plant is a single fruit that grows on the main stem.
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• any evergreen in the Southern Hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed
Example sentence • The podocarp tree is native to New Zealand.
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• a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
Example sentence • The fruit of some umbelliferous plants, such as fennel and parsley, is a schizocarp .
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• specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
Example sentence • The sporocarp of the mushroom is commonly found in moist forest areas.
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Example sentence • The apocarp in this plant species allows for easy dispersal of seeds.
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Example sentence • The cystocarp is a reproductive structure found in certain species of red algae.
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Example sentence • The procarp of the alga shows signs of rapid growth.
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Example sentence • The sarcocarp of a peach is sweet and juicy.
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Example sentence • The xylocarp of the coconut tree is commonly known as a coconut.
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• a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
Example sentence • He was known as a skilled cardsharp , constantly winning at the poker table.
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• tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae
Example sentence • The seeds of dipterocarps are dispersed by the wind.
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• a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
Example sentence • She picked up a small scarp of paper from the ground.
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• A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
Example sentence • She played a beautiful melody on her autoharp .
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• outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
Example sentence • The epicarp is the outermost layer of a fruit's skin.
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• a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
Example sentence • The steep escarp along the coast creates breathtaking views.
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• the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
Example sentence • The pericarp of a peach is edible and encloses the seed.
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• fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
Example sentence • The syncarp is a type of fruit that is formed by the fusion of several individual ovaries.
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• a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
Example sentence • I love listening to the vibraharp in jazz music.
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Example sentence • The archicarp of a moss plant may contain both male and female reproductive structures.
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Example sentence • The moldwarp burrowed into the ground.
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Example sentence • Be careful when using a knife that is oversharp , as it can easily cut through delicate items.
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Example sentence • She used a supersharp knife to slice the tomatoes.
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Example sentence • She was amazed by the ultrasharp blade of the kitchen knife.
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• To sharpen (an image) by creating a blurred ("unsharp") negative as a mask, and then combining that mask with the original.
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• Not sharp; out of focus.
Example sentence • The unsharp image needs to be edited before being used.
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• fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
Example sentence • The pseudocarp is a type of fruit that develops from the enlarged receptacle and other floral parts, such as the hypanthium, perianth, and calyx.
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Example sentence • The achaenocarp is a dry fruit that does not split open.
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Example sentence • The anthocarp of a strawberry consists of both the fleshy receptacle and the tiny achenes on its surface.
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Example sentence • The pyrenocarp is a type of fruit that contains a single seed.
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Example sentence • A rhizocarp is a type of aquatic plant with rhizoids instead of roots.
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• innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)
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• a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule)
Example sentence • He is studying the classification of acrocarp mosses
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• closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration
Example sentence • The cleistocarp is a closed fruiting body that does not open to release spores.
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• a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk
Example sentence • The pleurocarp mosses form dense, low-growing mats on the forest floor.
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• West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves
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• the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells
Example sentence • The basidiocarp of the mushroom was very large and impressive.
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• a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity
Example sentence • The mericarps of the fruit are small and oval-shaped.
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Example sentence • The soldiers dug trenches along the counterscarp to fortify their position.
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Example sentence • I bought a new jarp to store my homemade jam.
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Example sentence • He parped the car horn to get the driver's attention.
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• a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
Example sentence • I purchased a beautiful aeolian harp for my music collection.
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• tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk
Example sentence • The angiocarp is a type of fruit that is enclosed within a fleshy protective layer.
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