acarpellous

acarpellous
adjective
having no carpels
Syn: ↑acarpelous
Ant: ↑carpellate (for: ↑acarpelous)
Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology

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acarpellous, a. Bot.
(ækɑːˈpɛləs)
[f. Gr. ἀ not + mod.L. carpell-us carpel + -ous.]
Having no carpels.
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