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amphicarpous

or am·phi·car·pic

[ am-fi-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. producing two kinds of fruit that differ either in form or in time of ripening.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of amphicarpous1

First recorded in 1865–70; amphi- + -carpous

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