angiocarpous: Meaning and Definition of
an•gi•o•car•pous
Pronunciation: (an"jē-ō-kär'pus), [key] — adj.
- (of a fruit) partially or wholly enclosed in a shell, involucre, or husk.
- (of a fungus or lichen) having the fruiting body immersed or enclosed in the thallus.
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