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anthocarpous

anthocarpous adjective: having some portion of the perianths attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.

Adjective

anthocarpous (not comparable)

  1. Having some portion of the perianths attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
    • The mulberry and pineapple are anthocarpous.

anthocarpous meaning in Tamil

anthocarpous in Tamil

பன்சுளைக் கனியுடைய

Origin of anthocarpous

From antho- + -carpous.

Questions about anthocarpous

What does anthocarpous mean?
Anthocarpous means having some portion of the perianths attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
What is anthocarpous in Tamil?
Anthocarpous in Tamil is பன்சுளைக் கனியுடைய. See Anthocarpous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anthocarpous?
Anthocarpous is an adjective.

Words near anthocarpous in the dictionary

  1. anthimerias
  2. anthiolimine
  3. anthippasia
  4. antho-
  5. anthocarp
  6. anthocarpous
  7. anthocarps
  8. anthocauli
  9. anthocaulus
  10. anthocerotaceous
  11. anthocerotalean

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anthocarpous (page history and authors); anthocarpous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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