Definition of apocarpous in English:

apocarpous

adjective ˌapəˈkɑːpəsˌapəˈkärpəs

Botany

(of a flower, fruit, or ovary) having distinct carpels that are not joined together.
Often contrasted with syncarpous
Example sentencesExamples
- Flowers are apocarpous, with up to five carpels (usually two to three).
- In a sense, these taxa have gynoecia that are effectively apocarpous.
- Early angiosperm fruits were apocarpous, with several free carpels.
- Flowers are apocarpous, with the stigmas borne at the end of a long style.
- The first bifurcation is shortly above the transition from the syncarpous to the apocarpous zone, the second bifurcation is somewhat higher up.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from apo- + Greek karpos 'fruit' + -ous.

Definition of apocarpous in US English:

apocarpous

adjectiveˌapəˈkärpəs

Botany

(of a flower, fruit, or ovary) having distinct carpels that are not joined together.
The opposite of syncarpous
Example sentencesExamples
- Flowers are apocarpous, with up to five carpels (usually two to three).
- Flowers are apocarpous, with the stigmas borne at the end of a long style.
- In a sense, these taxa have gynoecia that are effectively apocarpous.
- The first bifurcation is shortly above the transition from the syncarpous to the apocarpous zone, the second bifurcation is somewhat higher up.
- Early angiosperm fruits were apocarpous, with several free carpels.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from apo- + Greek karpos ‘fruit’ + -ous.

单词	apocarpous
释义	Definition of apocarpous in English: apocarpous adjective ˌapəˈkɑːpəsˌapəˈkärpəs Botany (of a flower, fruit, or ovary) having distinct carpels that are not joined together. Often contrasted with syncarpous Example sentencesExamples Flowers are apocarpous, with up to five carpels (usually two to three). In a sense, these taxa have gynoecia that are effectively apocarpous. Early angiosperm fruits were apocarpous, with several free carpels. Flowers are apocarpous, with the stigmas borne at the end of a long style. The first bifurcation is shortly above the transition from the syncarpous to the apocarpous zone, the second bifurcation is somewhat higher up. Origin Mid 19th century: from apo- + Greek karpos 'fruit' + -ous. Definition of apocarpous in US English: apocarpous adjectiveˌapəˈkärpəs Botany (of a flower, fruit, or ovary) having distinct carpels that are not joined together. The opposite of syncarpous Example sentencesExamples Flowers are apocarpous, with up to five carpels (usually two to three). Flowers are apocarpous, with the stigmas borne at the end of a long style. In a sense, these taxa have gynoecia that are effectively apocarpous. The first bifurcation is shortly above the transition from the syncarpous to the apocarpous zone, the second bifurcation is somewhat higher up. Early angiosperm fruits were apocarpous, with several free carpels. Origin Mid 19th century: from apo- + Greek karpos ‘fruit’ + -ous.
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