apocarpous (ˌæpəˈkɑːpəs) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| Compare syncarpous (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels | |
| [C19 from NL, from Gk | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |