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apocarpous

[ ap-uh-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. having the carpels separate.


apocarpous

/ ˌæpəˈkɑːpəs /

adjective

  1. (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels Compare syncarpous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • apo·carpy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apocarpous1

First recorded in 1820–30; apo- + -carpous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apocarpous1

C19 from NL, from Gk apo- + karpos fruit
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Example Sentences

The pistil is apocarpous, consisting of several distinct carpels, each with ovary, style and stigma.

Apocarpous (pistils), when the several pistils of the same flower are separate.

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