angiocarpous

[an-jee-oh-kahr-puhs]

an·gi·o·car·pous

[an-jee-oh-kahr-puhs]
adjective
1.
(of a fruit) partially or wholly enclosed in a shell, involucre, or husk.
2.
(of a fungus or lichen) having the fruiting body immersed or enclosed in the thallus.
Also, an·gi·o·car·pic.
Compare gymnocarpous.


Origin:
1830–40; angio- + -carpous
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Angiocarpous has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
WordNet
angiocarpous

adjective
having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk [syn: angiocarpic
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