See Also: inoperculate(medicine)
inoperculate(dictionary)

inoperculate (iou)



inoperculate adjective & noun. M19.
[from IN-3 + OPERCULATE adjective.]
Botany & Zoology.
A. adjective. Lacking an operculum (as certain snails, fungal asci, etc.). M19.
b. noun. An inoperculate organism (esp. a fungus). M20.