polycarpellary
[ pol-ee-kahr-puh-ler-ee ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈkɑr pəˌlɛr i /
adjective Botany.
consisting of two or more carpels.
Origin of polycarpellary
1855–60;
poly- +
carpellary
Words nearby polycarpellary
polybutylene,
polycarbonate,
polycarboxylate,
polycarboxylic acid,
polycarp,
polycarpellary,
polycarpic,
polycarpous,
polycentric,
polycentrism,
polychaete
Example sentences from the Web for polycarpellary
When it is composed of several carpels, more or less united, it is compound or polycarpellary (fig. 86).
Cramer, 'Bildungsabweich,' p. 99, reference to several leguminous plants with polycarpellary pistils.
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. MastersMarchand mentions a polycarpellary berberid (Epimedium Musschianum).
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters
British Dictionary definitions for polycarpellary
polycarpellary
/ (ˌpɒlɪkɑːˈpɛlərɪ) /
adjective
(of a plant gynoecium) having or consisting of many carpels