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anthocarpous

American  
[an-thuh-kahr-puhs] / ˌæn θəˈkɑr pəs /

adjective

  1. (of a fruit) having accessory or enlarged tissue, as the apple or strawberry.

Etymology

Origin of anthocarpous

First recorded in 1825–35; antho- + -carpous

Example Sentences

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The syconus is an anthocarpous fruit, in which the receptacle completely encloses numerous flowers and becomes succulent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The term anthocarpous has also been applied as indicating that the floral envelopes as well as the carpels are concerned in the formation of the fruit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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