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amphicarpous

American  
[am-fi-kahr-puhs] / ˌæm fɪˈkɑr pəs /
Or amphicarpic

adjective

Botany.

  1. producing two kinds of fruit that differ either in form or in time of ripening.

Etymology

Origin of amphicarpous

First recorded in 1865–70; amphi- + -carpous

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Amphicarpous, producing two kinds of fruit.

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