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anthocarpous
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English
Etymology
Adjective
anthocarpous (not comparable)
- (botany) Having some portion of the perianths attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
- The mulberry and pineapple are anthocarpous.
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References
- “anthocarpous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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