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单词 polycarpellary
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polycarpellary

[ pol-ee-kahr-puh-ler-ee ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈkɑr pəˌlɛr i /

adjective Botany.

consisting of two or more carpels.

Origin of polycarpellary

1855–60; poly- + carpellary

Words nearby polycarpellary

polybutylene, polycarbonate, polycarboxylate, polycarboxylic acid, Polycarp, polycarpellary, polycarpic, polycarpous, polycentric, polycentrism, polychaete
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Example sentences from the Web for polycarpellary

  • When it is composed of several carpels, more or less united, it is compound or polycarpellary (fig. 86).

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
  • Cramer, 'Bildungsabweich,' p. 99, reference to several leguminous plants with polycarpellary pistils.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
  • Marchand mentions a polycarpellary berberid (Epimedium Musschianum).

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for polycarpellary

polycarpellary
/ (ˌpɒlɪkɑːˈpɛlərɪ) /

adjective

(of a plant gynoecium) having or consisting of many carpels
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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