Word
acarpellous
Phoneticsacarpel·lous
Definition
adj. having no carpels, which are the female parts of a flower that contain the ovules.
adj. lacking carpels, which are the female reproductive structures of flowering plants that contain the ovules.
Examples
“The plant is acarpellous, meaning it has no female parts.”
“In some species of the genus, the flowers are acarpellous, which means they cannot produce seeds.”
“The evolutionary transition from a carpellous to an acarpellous structure is a significant marker in the phylogenetic development of certain aquatic plants.”
Examples
simple
“The plant is acarpellous, meaning it has no female parts.”
contextual
“In some species of the genus, the flowers are acarpellous, which means they cannot produce seeds.”
complex
“The evolutionary transition from a carpellous to an acarpellous structure is a significant marker in the phylogenetic development of certain aquatic plants.”
Etymology
a-("without") + carpel + -ous (“full of”)
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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