Meanings
adjectiveapocarpous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving carpels that are not joined
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Hellenic*apó
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
- Englishapo-
- Englishapocarpous
Translations
Catalan apocàrpic
- apocàrpichaving carpels that are not joined
German apokarp
- apokarphaving carpels that are not joined
Irish apacarpach
- apacarpachhaving carpels that are not joined
Italian apocarpico
- apocarpicohaving carpels that are not joined
Portuguese apocárpico, apocarpo
- apocárpicohaving carpels that are not joined
- apocarpohaving carpels that are not joined
Spanish apocarpo
- apocarpohaving carpels that are not joined
Cite this entry
APA
apocarpous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apocarpous
MLA
“apocarpous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apocarpous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apocarpous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apocarpous.
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