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APOCARPOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apocarpous mean?
• APOCARPOUS (adjective)
The adjective APOCARPOUS has 1 sense:
1. (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
Familiarity information: APOCARPOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
syncarpous ((of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels)
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