HYPOCARPIUM

Hy"po*carp, Hy`po*car"pi*um, n. Etym: [NL. hypocarpium, fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A fleshy enlargement of the receptacle, or for the stem, below the proper fruit, as in the cashew. See Illust. of Cashew.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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