an·tho·car·pous | \ ¦an(t)thə¦kärpəs, -(ˌ)thō- \
Definition of anthocarpous
1 : having accessory parts
anthocarpous fruits
2 : composed chiefly of the enlarged and altered perianth or torus
the anthocarpous fruit of the wintergreen and the strawberry
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