hypocarpium

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noun

An enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.

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Meanings

nounhypocarpium (plural hypocarpia)

plural hypocarpia

  1. biologyAn enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.
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