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apocarpous
[ ap-uh-kahr-puhs ]
/ ˌæp əˈkɑr pəs /
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adjective Botany.
having the carpels separate.
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OTHER WORDS FROM apocarpous
ap·o·car·py, nounWords nearby apocarpous
apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocalypticism, apocalyptist, apocarp, apocarpous, apocatastasis, apocenter, apochromat, apochromatic, apochromatic objective
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How to use apocarpous in a sentence
The pistil is apocarpous, consisting of several distinct carpels, each with ovary, style and stigma.
Apocarpous (pistils), when the several pistils of the same flower are separate.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for apocarpous
apocarpous
/ (ˌæpəˈkɑːpəs) /
adjective
(of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpelsCompare syncarpous
Word Origin for apocarpous
C19 from NL, from Gk apo- + karpos fruit
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