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isocarpic

adjective
iso·​car·​pic
variants: or less commonly isocarpous \ -​pəs \

Definition of isocarpic 

: having carpels equaling the perianth divisions in number — compare anisocarpic

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History and Etymology for isocarpic

isocarpic from is- + capric; isocarpous from is- + -carpous

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