adj.
Having carpels that are free from one another. Used of a single flower with two or more separate pistils, as in roses.
apocarpy ap'o·car'py (ăp'ə-kär'pē) n.
apocarpous
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
Antonym: syncarpous (meaning #1)
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- Maloideae
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