(of a plant) having a gynoecium consisting of many distinct carpels
2. another word for polycarpic
Examples of 'polycarpous' in a sentence
polycarpous
Shrubs are the dominating xylophytes on the territory of the reserve and dry-land polycarpous plants are theprevailing herbs.
O. D. Chernova, O. A. Popova, A. S. Prokopyev 2017, 'Biomorphological structure of flora in Relic Oaks State Reserve (Trans-Baikal Territory)',Ukrainian Journal of Ecologyhttp://ojs.mdpu.org.ua/index.php/biol/article/view/2048. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)