apocarp

[ ap-uh-kahrp ]
/ ˈæp əˌkɑrp /

noun Botany.

a female element of a flower having separate carpels.

Origin of apocarp

British Dictionary definitions for apocarp

apocarp
/ (ˈæpəˌkɑːp) /

noun

an apocarpous gynoecium or fruit

Word Origin for apocarp

C13: from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein to disclose, from apo- + kaluptein to hide