apocarp
[ ap-uh-kahrp ]
/ ˈæp əˌkɑrp /
noun Botany.
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
Words nearby apocarp
apoc.,
apocalypse,
apocalyptic,
apocalypticism,
apocalyptist,
apocarp,
apocarpous,
apocatastasis,
apocenter,
apochromat,
apochromatic
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