1.
[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]