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pl. Zool .: A name given by Profe or Allman to the Corynida, because neither their polypites nor their generative buds are inclosed in a chitinous invest gymnocarpous ment. Bot.: One of two cla es into which Mirbel divides all fruits. It consists of those in which the fruit is not disguised by the adherence of any other organ than the calyx. Opposed to An gio car pians (q. v.). tgym-no-car-pous, a. [GYM NO CAR PIANS.] Bot.: Having the structure of fruit described under Gym no car pians (q. v.). gymnocarpous-lichens, s. pl. Bot.: Lichens in which the apothecia or hymen ial layers are open from the first. ( Tromé. )