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Meaning of SYNCARPOUS

Pronunciation:  sin'kârpus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels
 
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 Antonyms: apocarpous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Syn*car"pous\, a. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? a fruit.]
(Bot.)
Composed of several carpels consolidated into one ovary.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Of a flower, having two or more carpels, all fused together.
 
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