angiocarpous
American
[an-jee-oh-kahr-puhs]
/ ˌæn dʒi oʊˈkɑr pəs /
Or
angiocarpic
adjective
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(of a fruit) partially or wholly enclosed in a shell, involucre, or husk.
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(of a fungus or lichen) having the fruiting body immersed or enclosed in the thallus.
Etymology
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