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syncarpous
CIDE DICTIONARY
syncarpous, a. [Pref. syn- + Gr. a fruit.].
Composed of several carpels consolidated into one ovary. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
syncarpous, adj. (of a flower or fruit) having the carpels united (opp. APOCARPOUS).
Etymology
SYN- + Gk karpos fruit
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