cremocarp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, etc., consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting axis.

Word forms

cremocarp cremocarps

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρεμάννυμι (kremánnumi, “hang”) + -carp.

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