apocarpous

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Definition of apocarpous in English English dictionary

Having carpels that are not joined

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

Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; opposed to syncarpous

{s} having separate carpels (Botany)

Hyphenation

ap·o·car·pous