What does Apocarpous mean?
Definitions for Apocarpous
apoc·ar·pous
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Princeton's WordNet
apocarpousadjective
(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
Wiktionary
apocarpousadjective
Having carpels that are not joined
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apocarpous
Apocarpous refers to the characteristic of a flowering plant where the carpels, the female reproductive organs, are free and not fused together. This results in separate pistils in a single flower. It is often used in botany to describe the structure of a plant's gynoecium (the female part of a flower).
Webster Dictionary
Apocarpousadjective
either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous
Etymology: [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apocarpous
ap-o-kär′pus, adj. (bot.) having the carpels distinct. [Gr. apo, from, karpos, fruit.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Apocarpous in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Apocarpous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- apocàrpicCatalan, Valencian
- apokarpGerman
- apocarpoSpanish
- apocarpicoItalian
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