Found 2 items, similar to angiocarpous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: angiocarpous angiocarpous adj : having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk [syn: angiocarpic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Angiocarpous Angiocarpous \An`gi*o*car"pous\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a. [Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. --Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. --Gray. Syn: angiocarpic [1913 Webster]