hypocarp
noun
hy·po·carp
variants or hypocarpium
ˌ⸗⸗+ˈkärpēəm
plural hypocarps
-ps
or hypocarpia -ēə
: an enlarged sometimes edible peduncle beneath some fruits (as the cashew apple)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin hypocarpium, from hypo- + -carpium -carp
- mountain caribou
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- mountain cedar
- mountain chain
- mountain cherry
- mountain chickadee
- mountain clematis
- mountain coati
- mountain cock
- mountain cork
- mountain crab
- mountain cranberry
- mountain crystal
- mountain curassow
- mountain currant
- mountain daisy
- mountain damson
- Mountain Daylight Time
- mountain devil
- mountain dew
- mountain dews
- mountain duck
- mountain eagle
- mountain ebony
- mountain fern