apocarpous
pronunciation
How to pronounce apocarpous in British English:
UK [æpɒ'kɑ:pəs]
How to pronounce apocarpous in American English:
US [æpɒ'kɑpəs]
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- Adjective:
- (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
Word Origin
Example
- 1. A gynoecium with only one carpel is called monocarpellary ; with two or more separate carpel , apocarpous ; and with fused carpels syncarpous .