- autocarpian
- au·to·car·pi·an
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autocarpian
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Autocarpian — Autocarpous Au to*car pous, Autocarpian Au to*car pi*an, a. [Auto + Gr. karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autocarpian — adjective see autocarpous … Useful english dictionary
Autocarpous — Au to*car pous, Autocarpian Au to*car pi*an, a. [Auto + Gr. karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
