amphicarpic

adjective

am·​phi·​car·​pic

variants or amphicarpous

-pəs

: producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + -carpic or -carpous

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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