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Meaning of ANTHOCARPOUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`tho*car"pous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
fruit.] (Bot.)
Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the
pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the
mulberry, and the pineapple.
 
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