Apocarpous
having the carpels separate.
historical examples
apocarpous (pistils), when the several pistils of the same flower are separate.
the elements of botany asa gray
the pistil is apocarpous, consisting of several distinct carpels, each with ovary, style and stigma.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 10, slice 5 various
adjective
(of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the b-ttercup) consisting of separate carpels compare syncarpous
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