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hypocarpium

hypocarpium noun: an enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.

Noun

hypocarpium (plural hypocarpia)

  1. An enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.

Forms of hypocarpium

pluralhypocarpia

Questions about hypocarpium

What does hypocarpium mean?
Hypocarpium means an enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.
What part of speech is hypocarpium?
Hypocarpium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypocarpium?
The plural of hypocarpium is hypocarpia.

Words near hypocarpium in the dictionary

  1. hypocarnivores
  2. hypocarnivorous
  3. hypocarnivory
  4. hypocarp
  5. hypocarpia
  6. hypocarpium
  7. hypocarpogean
  8. hypocarps
  9. hypocatastases
  10. hypocatastasis
  11. hypocatastatic

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