Anthocarpous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anthocarpous is an adjective meaning (botany) Having some portion of the perianths attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
Meaning
(botany) Having some portion of the perianths attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
Example Sentences
The mulberry and pineapple are anthocarpous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include angiocarpous, autocarpous, subapocarpous, acanthocarpous, apocarpous, anomocarpous.
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