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apocarpous

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ap·o·car·pous  (p-kärps)
adj.
Having carpels that are free from one another. Used of a single flower with two or more separate pistils, as in roses.
apo·carpy (p-kärp) n.
apocarpous [ˌæpəˈkɑːpəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels Compare syncarpous
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Adj.1.apocarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
syncarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels


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