syncarpous

syn·car·pous

[sin-kahr-puhs]
adjective Botany.
1.
of the nature of or pertaining to a syncarp.
2.
composed of or having united carpels.

Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin syncarpus. See syn-, -carpous

syn·car·py [sin-kahr-pee] , noun
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syncarpous (sɪnˈkɑːpəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  Compare apocarpous (of the ovaries of certain flowering plants) consisting of united carpels
2.  of or relating to a syncarp
 
syncarpy
 
n

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Syncarpous is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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