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apocarpous

Adjective

ap=o=car=pous

WORDNET DICTIONARY

apocarpous(a = adj.all) Array - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses; Array

apocarpous, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.].

Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous. Lindley. [1913 Webster]

apocarpous, adj. Bot. (of ovaries) having distinct carpels not joined together (opp. SYNCARPOUS).

Etymology

APO- + Gk karpos fruit

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