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apocarpous
adjective
ap·o·car·pous
\¦apə¦kärpəs\
Definition of apocarpous
: having the carpels of the gynoecium separate the buttercup is apocarpous —opposed to syncarpous
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Origin and Etymology of apocarpous
apo- + -carpous
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