What is another word for carposporic?
Pronunciation: [kˌɑːpəspˈɒɹɪk] (IPA) 
Carposporic is a specific term used in botany to describe a type of spore produced by certain algae. It refers to a spore that is formed within a characteristic structure called a carposporangium. Synonyms for carposporic include carposporogenous and carposporous. Both of these terms are also used to describe spores that are formed within the carposporangium structure. Other related terms that are sometimes used in the context of algae reproductive structures include zygospore and oospore. These terms refer to spores that are formed through the process of sexual reproduction, rather than asexual reproduction, as in the case of carposporic spores.
