angiocarpous
adjective
an·gio·car·pous
variants:
or angiocarpic \ -pik \
Definition of angiocarpous
1
: having or being fruit enclosed within an external covering
the acorn in its cupule is an angiocarpous fruit
— compare pyrenocarpic
2
: having the hymenium enclosed or immersed in the thallus
—used of some lichens and fungi
— compare gymnocarpous
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