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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Angiocarpous \An`gi*o*car"pous\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a. [Angio- + Gr karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) a Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself as the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. --Brande & C. b Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. --Gray. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: angiocarpous adj : having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk [syn: {angiocarpic}]
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