angiocarpic

angiocarpic
angiocarpic angiocarpic adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.

Syn: angiocarpous [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • angiocarpic — an·gi·o·car·pic …   English syllables

  • angiocarpic — adjective having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk • Syn: ↑angiocarpous • Pertains to noun: ↑angiocarp (for: ↑angiocarpous), ↑angiocarp • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • angiocarpous — adjective having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk • Syn: ↑angiocarpic • Pertains to noun: ↑angiocarp, ↑angiocarp (for: ↑angiocarpic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Angiocarpous — An gi*o*car pous ([a^]n j[i^]*[ o]*k[aum]r p[u^]s), a. [Angio + Gr. karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • angiocarpous — /an jee oh kahr peuhs/, adj. 1. (of a fruit) partially or wholly enclosed in a shell, involucre, or husk. 2. (of a fungus or lichen) having the fruiting body immersed or enclosed in the thallus. Also, angiocarpic. Cf. gymnocarpous. [1830 40;… …   Universalium

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