apocarp

[ ap-uh-kahrp ]

nounBotany.
  1. a female element of a flower having separate carpels.

Origin of apocarp

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British Dictionary definitions for apocarp

apocarp

/ (ˈæpəˌkɑːp) /


noun
  1. an apocarpous gynoecium or fruit

Origin of apocarp

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

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