syncarpous
/sɪnˈkɑrpəs/
adjective
- Having the carpels (female reproductive parts) of a flower fused together.
- Many fruits, like tomatoes, develop from syncarpous flowers.
- The apple flower is syncarpous, with its carpels joined into a single structure.
- Botany students learned to identify syncarpous flowers by their fused ovaries.
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