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polycarpellary

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Composed of several or numerous carpels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The orange is a polycarpellary fruit.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: polycarpellate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English carpellary English polycarpellary From poly- + carpellary.