Subapocarpous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the carpels partially joined. not-comparable

    "Flowers often irregular; disc usually annular, adnate to the stamens or reduced to glands, rarely absent; ovary multicarpellary, syncarpous or subapocarpous; ovules one to two, rarely numerous in each carpel, ascending or pendulous; raphe usually ventral."

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"Flowers often irregular; disc usually annular, adnate to the stamens or reduced to glands, rarely absent; ovary multicarpellary, syncarpous or subapocarpous; ovules one to two, rarely numerous in each carpel, ascending or pendulous; raphe usually ventral."

Etymology

From sub- + apocarpous.

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