Definition of Apocarpous

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

Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Antonyms: Syncarpous

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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Apocalypse
apocalypses
apocalyptic
apocalyptical
apocalyptically
apocalypticism
apocalypticisms
apocalyptism
apocalyptisms
apocalyptist
apocalyptists
apocarp
apocarpies
apocarpous (current term)
apocarpous (current term)
apocarps
apocarpy
apocarteresis
apochromatic
apochromatic lens
apochromatic objective
apoCII
apocleisis
apocopate
apocopated
apocopates
apocopating
apocope
apocope

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