Definition of Apocarpous in English :

Define Apocarpous in English

Apocarpous meaning in English

Meaning of Apocarpous in English

Pronunciation of Apocarpous in English

Apocarpous pronunciation in English

Pronounce Apocarpous in English

Apocarpous

see synonyms of apocarpous

Adjective

1. apocarpous

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

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Apocarpous

see synonyms of apocarpous
adjective
(of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels
Compare syncarpous

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Apocarpous

see synonyms of apocarpous
adjective
Botany
having separate carpels, as the strawberry
see also syncarpous

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Apocarpous

see synonyms of apocarpous
adj.
Having carpels that are free from one another. Used of a single flower with two or more separate pistils, as in roses.

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