apocarpy
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ap·o·car·pous
(ăp′ə-kär′pəs)adj.
Having carpels that are free from one another. Used of a single flower with two or more separate pistils, as in roses.
ap′o·car′py (ăp′ə-kär′pē) n.
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apocarpy
(ˈæpəˌkɑːpɪ)n
the quality of being apocarpous
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