anisocarpic
adjective
an·iso·car·pic
\¦aˌnīsə¦kärpik, a¦n-\
variants: or
anisocarpous
\-pəs\Definition of anisocarpic
of flowers
: having fewer members in the whorl of carpels than in any of the other floral whorls — compare isocarpic
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Origin and Etymology of anisocarpic
1anis- + -carpic, -carpous
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