Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SYN-CARP'OUS
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SYN-CARP'OUS, a. [Gr. συν, and καρπος, fruit.]
In botany, having the carpels of a compound fruit completely united; as in the apple and pear. – Lindley.
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