apocarpous fruit

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• Apocarpous — Ap o*car pous, a. [Pref. apo + Gr. karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; opposed to {syncarpous}. Lindley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fruit — For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). Several culinary fruits …   Wikipedia

• apocarpous — [ˌapə kα:pəs] adjective Botany having distinct carpels that are not joined together. Origin C19: from apo + Gk karpos fruit + ous …   English new terms dictionary

• apocarpous — /æpəˈkapəs/ (say apuh kahpuhs) adjective Botany having the carpels separate. {apo + Greek karpos fruit + ous} …  

• apocarpous — adj. Bot. (of ovaries) having distinct carpels not joined together (opp. SYNCARPOUS). Etymology: APO + Gk karpos fruit …   Useful english dictionary

• seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction       respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …   Universalium

• angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …   Universalium

• Gynoecium — A gynoecium (from Ancient Greek gyne , woman ) is the female reproductive part of a flower. The male counterpart is called an androecium . A gynoecium is composed of one or more pistils. A pistil may consist of a single free carpel, or be formed… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia

• List of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia