Subapocarpous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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