† autocarpianadj.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French autocarpien.
Etymology: < French autocarpien (see autocarpous adj.).
Botany.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1881 at Autocarpous Autocarpian,..a name given to fruits consisting of the pericarp, without any organ, such as the calyx, outwardly adhering.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).