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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk;
[syn: angiocarpic, angiocarpous]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Angiocarpous \An`gi*o*car"pous\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a. [Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. --Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. --Gray. Syn: angiocarpic [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

angiocarpous adj 1: having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk [syn: angiocarpic, angiocarpous]