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syn·car·pous
(sĭn-kär′pəs)adj.
Having or consisting of united carpels. Used of a pistil.
syn′car·py n.
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syncarpous
(sɪnˈkɑːpəs)adj
1. (Botany) (of the ovaries of certain flowering plants) consisting of united carpels. Compare apocarpous
2. (Botany) of or relating to a syncarp
syncarpy n
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syn•car•pous
(sɪnˈkɑr pəs)adj.
having united carpels.
syn′car•py, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | syncarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels apocarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses |
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