amphicarpy

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noun

The production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.

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Meanings

nounamphicarpy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.

Translations

Portuguese anficarpia
  • anficarpiaproduction by a plant of only some diaspores beneath the soil
Cite this entry
APA

amphicarpy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphicarpy

MLA

“amphicarpy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphicarpy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amphicarpy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphicarpy.

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