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Adjective: apocarpous  ,a-pu'kaa(r)-pus
  1. (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
    "When there are two or more distinct carpels per flower, the flower is apocarpous"

Antonym: syncarpous

Encyclopedia: Apocarpous

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Apocalypse
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apocentre
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apocrine
apocrine gland
Apocrypha
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