tricarpellary
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tricarpellary
1870–75; tri- + carpellary ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Each division of the tricarpellary ovary of Jatropha Curcas has a bifurcate or forked style, and the ovary of Emblica officinalis has three styles, each of which is twice forked.
From Project Gutenberg
The most reduced type of flower is that described in Euphorbia, where the male consists of one stamen separated from its pedicel by a joint, and the female of a naked tricarpellary pistil.
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