apocarp

[ ap-uh-kahrp ]
/ ˈæp əˌkɑrp /

noun Botany.

a female element of a flower having separate carpels.

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Origin of apocarp

apo- + -carp

Words nearby apocarp

apoc., apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocalypticism, apocalyptist, apocarp, apocarpous, apocatastasis, apocenter, apochromat, apochromatic
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British Dictionary definitions for apocarp

apocarp
/ (ˈæpəˌkɑːp) /

noun

an apocarpous gynoecium or fruit

Word Origin for apocarp

C13: from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein to disclose, from apo- + kaluptein to hide
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