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Syncarpous

Adjective

syn=car=pous

WORDNET DICTIONARY

syncarpous(a = adj.all) Array - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels; Array

Derived form noun syncarp₁

Syncarpous, a. [Pref. syn- + Gr. a fruit.].

Composed of several carpels consolidated into one ovary. [1913 Webster]

Syncarpous, adj. (of a flower or fruit) having the carpels united (opp. APOCARPOUS).

Etymology

SYN- + Gk karpos fruit

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