angiocarpous

adjective

an·​gio·​car·​pous

variants or angiocarpic

-pik

1

: having or being fruit enclosed within an external covering

the acorn in its cupule is an angiocarpous fruit

compare pyrenocarpic

2

: having the hymenium enclosed or immersed in the thallus

—used of some lichens and fungi compare gymnocarpous

angiocarpy

ˈ⸗⸗⸗ˌkärpē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

angi- + -carpous, -carpic

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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