apocarpous meaning

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apocarpous (adjective): (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses.

Definition of apocarpous

  1. (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses

    Opposite: syncarpous

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