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Definition of Apocarpous

1. Adjective. (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses.

Definition of Apocarpous

1. a. Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous.

Medical Definition of Apocarpous

1. Of a gynoecium: consisting of two or more carpels which are free from one another or almost so. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apocarpous

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