apocarp
[ ap-uh-kahrp ]
/ ˈæp əˌkɑrp /
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noun Botany.
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
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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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