ANTHOCARPOUS

Etymology

Adjective

anthocarpous (not comparable)

(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.

Source: Wiktionary


An`tho*car"pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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