apocarpous
[ ap-uh-kahr-puhs ]
adjectiveBotany.
having the carpels separate.
Origin of apocarpous
1Other words from apocarpous
- ap·o·car·py, noun
Words Nearby apocarpous
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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 carpels: Compare syncarpous
Origin of apocarpous
1C19 from NL, from Gk apo- + karpos fruit
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