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syncarpous

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syn·car·pous  (sn-kärps)
adj.
Having or consisting of united carpels. Used of a pistil.
syncar·py n.
syncarpous [sɪnˈkɑːpəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of the ovaries of certain flowering plants) consisting of united carpels Compare apocarpous
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) of or relating to a syncarp
syncarpy  [ˈsɪnkɑːpɪ] n
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Adj.1.syncarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
apocarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
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1985) and Kubitzki (1987), we consider cyperoid flowers to be derived from a typical trimerous, actinomorphic, diplostemonous, monocot flower with a superior syncarpous pistil (e.
A floral ontogenetic approach to questions of homology within the ... by Vrijdaghs, A.; Muasya, A.M.; Goetghebeur, P.; Caris, P.; Nagels, A.; Smets, E. / The Botanical Review
This may be because an increase in carpel number in a syncarpous gynoecium has less effect on the general appearance of flowers than does an increase in number of free stamens.
Morphology and angiosperm systematics in the Molecular era by Endress, Peter K. / The Botanical Review
Although the "Ambelanieae" and "Macoubeeae" have a syncarpous ovary and seeds embedded in pulp, whereas in the Tabernaemontaneae the ovary is usually apocarpous and the seeds displayed with (often brightly colored) arils, the close relationship of these three tribes is well supported by morphological, chemical, and molecular evidence (Fallen, 1986; Zhu et al.
A Revised Classification of the Apocynaceae s.l by ENDRESS, MARY E.; BRUYNS, PETER V. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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