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amphicarpy

amphicarpy noun: the production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.

Noun

amphicarpy (uncountable)

  1. The production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.

Questions about amphicarpy

What does amphicarpy mean?
Amphicarpy means the production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.
What part of speech is amphicarpy?
Amphicarpy is a noun.

Words near amphicarpy in the dictionary

  1. amphibrachically
  2. amphibrachs
  3. amphibs
  4. amphicarpic
  5. amphicarpous
  6. amphicarpy
  7. amphicelous
  8. amphicheiral
  9. amphichelydian
  10. amphichelydians
  11. amphichiral

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