Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-PO-CARP'OUS
A-POC-A-LYP'TIC-AL-LYA-POC'O-PATE
A-PO-CARP'OUS, a. [Gr. απο, and καρπος, fruit.]
In botany, denoting that the carpels of a compound pistil, are either entirely or partially distinct. – Lindley.
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