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tricarpellary

[ trahy-kahr-puh-ler-ee ]
/ traɪˈkɑr pəˌlɛr i /

adjective Botany.

having three carpels.

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Origin of tricarpellary

1870–75; tri- + carpellary

Words nearby tricarpellary

tribute band, tricalcium silicate, tricameral, tricarboxylic, tricarboxylic acid cycle, tricarpellary, trice, tricentenary, tricentennial, tricep, triceps
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