autocarpous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Au`to*car"pous, Au`to*car"pi*an adjective (Also<

• Autocarpous
• Autocarpian

)

Etymology

Auto- + Gr. fruit.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) Consisting of the pericarp of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape.