Found 2 items, similar to apocarpous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: apocarpous apocarpous adj : (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses [ant: syncarpous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Apocarpous Apocarpous \Ap`o*car"pous\, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous. --Lindley. [1913 Webster]