ANTHOCARPOUS


Meaning of ANTHOCARPOUS in English

|an(t)thə|kärpəs, -(ˌ)thō- adjective

Etymology: anth- (I) + -carpous

1. : having accessory parts

anthocarpous fruits

2. : composed chiefly of the enlarged and altered perianth or torus

the anthocarpous fruit of the wintergreen and the strawberry

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.