apocarpous

American

[ap-uh-kahr-puhs] / ˌæp əˈkɑr pəs /

adjective

Botany.

having the carpels separate.

apocarpous British

/ ˌæpəˈkɑːpəs /

adjective

(of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels Compare syncarpous

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

apocarpy

noun

Etymology

Origin of apocarpous

First recorded in 1820–30; apo- + -carpous

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