Apocarpous (Adjective)
Meaning
(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The apocarpous ovary structure in buttercups is a key characteristic used in plant identification.
- Roses have apocarpous ovaries, which means that each carpel contains a single ovule.
- In apocarpous flowers, the carpels are usually borne on a receptacle and are not fused together.
- The apocarpous ovary of the magnolia is made up of multiple carpels that are distinct from one another.
- In contrast to syncarpous ovaries, apocarpous ovaries have carpels that are separate and distinct.