anthocarp meaning in Tamil

Tamil words for anthocarp

பல்சுளைக்கனி

English meaning of anthocarp

1. noun Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
2. noun In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
3. noun A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
4. noun A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.

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What is the meaning of anthocarp in Tamil?

Anthocarp in Tamil is பல்சுளைக்கனி.

anthocarp என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?

Anthocarp: பல்சுளைக்கனி.

What does anthocarp mean in English?

Anthocarp means lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.