apocarpous
/ˌapəˈkɑːpəs
/adjective Botany
(Of a flower, fruit, or ovary) having distinct carpels that are not joined together. Often contrasted with syncarpous.Early angiosperm fruits were apocarpous, with several free carpels....
- Flowers are apocarpous, with the stigmas borne at the end of a long style.
- The first bifurcation is shortly above the transition from the syncarpous to the apocarpous zone, the second bifurcation is somewhat higher up.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from apo- + Greek karpos 'fruit' + -ous.
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