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apocarp
ap·o·carp
/
ˈæp
əˌkɑrp
/
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[
ap
-
uh
-kahrp
]
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noun
Botany
.
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
Origin:
apo-
+
-carp
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apocarp
(ˈæpəˌkɑːp)
—
n
an apocarpous gynoecium or fruit
[C13: from Late Latin
apocalypsis,
from Greek
apokalupsis,
from
apokaluptein
to disclose, from
apo-
+
kaluptein
to hide]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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