Amphicarpic :: Amphicarpic (a.) Alt. of Amphicarpou.

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

Carpi :: Carpi (pl. ) of Carpu.

Carping :: Carping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Car.

Carping :: Carping (a.) Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious.

Carpintero :: Carpintero (n.) A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird..

Escarping :: Escarping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Escar.

Heterocarpism :: Heterocarpism (n.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in Amphicarpaea, in which besides the usual pods, there are others underground..

Hypocarpium :: Hypocarpium (n.) A fleshy enlargement of the receptacle, or for the stem, below the proper fruit, as in the cashew. See Illust. of Cashew..

Inocarpin :: Inocarpin (n.) A red, gummy, coloring matter, extracted from the colorless juice of the Otaheite chestnut (Inocarpus edulis)..

Monocarpic :: Monocarpic (a.) Alt. of Monocarpou.

Pericarpial :: Pericarpial (a.) Alt. of Pericarpi.

Pericarpic :: Pericarpic (a.) Of or pertaining to a pericarp.

Pilocarpine :: Pilocarpine (n.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.

Pleurocarpic :: Pleurocarpic (a.) Alt. of Pleurocarpou.

Polycarpic :: Polycarpic (a.) Alt. of Polycarpou.

Scarping :: Scarping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scar.

Syncarpia :: Syncarp (n.) A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia; also, a similar multiple fruit, as a mulberry..

Syncarpium :: Syncarpia (pl. ) of Syncarpiu.

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