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A Writer's Dictionary:

apocarpous Definition


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apocarpous
adj
    1. bot.
      Said of the ovaries of certain flower families: having separate carpels. Compare syncarpous.
Etymology: 19c: from Greek apo away + karpos fruit + -ous.



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