| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kärpəs adjective
or an·gi·o·car·pic -pik
Etymology: angi- + -carpous, -carpic
1. : having or being fruit enclosed within an external covering
the acorn in its cupule is an angiocarpous fruit
— compare pyrenocarpic
2. : having the hymenium enclosed or immersed in the thallus — used of some lichens and fungi; compare gymnocarpous
• an·gi·o·car·py ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkärpē noun -es