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Apocarpous

Apocarpous Meaning & Definition
Apocarpous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apocarpous?

[adj] (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses

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Apocarpous In Webster's Dictionary

\Ap`o*car"pous\, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to {syncarpous}. --Lindley.

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