polycarpous, a. Bot.
(pɒlɪˈkɑːpəs)
[f. Gr. πολύκαρπος rich in fruit (f. πολυ-, poly- + καρπός fruit) + -ous.]
† a. Bearing fruit many times, as a perennial plant; sychnocarpous. b. (More properly) = polycarpellary.
| 1832 Lindley Introd. Bot. 401 Polycarpous (better sychnocarpous), having the power of bearing fruit many times without perishing. 1866 Treas. Bot. 913 Polycarpous,..more properly, bearing many distinct fruits or carpels in each flower. 1882 Vines Sachs' Bot. 560 When the gynæceum of a flower consists of a single ovary only one fruit is formed, and the flower is said to be monocarpous.., in contradistinction to the polycarpous flowers, the gynæceum of which consists of several isolated ovaries from which the same or a smaller number of fruits are developed. |