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单词 apocarpous
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apocarpous

[ ap-uh-kahr-puhs ]
/ ˌæp əˈkɑr pəs /

adjective Botany.

having the carpels separate.

Origin of apocarpous

First recorded in 1820–30; apo- + -carpous

OTHER WORDS FROM apocarpous

ap·o·car·py, noun

Words nearby apocarpous

apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocalypticism, apocalyptist, apocarp, apocarpous, apocatastasis, apocenter, apochromat, apochromatic, apochromatic objective
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Example sentences from the Web for apocarpous

  • The pistil is apocarpous, consisting of several distinct carpels, each with ovary, style and stigma.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

  • Apocarpous (pistils), when the several pistils of the same flower are separate.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for apocarpous

apocarpous
/ (ˌæpəˈkɑːpəs) /

adjective

(of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpelsCompare syncarpous

Word Origin for apocarpous

C19 from NL, from Gk apo- + karpos fruit
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