amphicarpogenous

adjective

am·​phi·​car·​pog·​e·​nous

¦amfəˌkär¦päjənəs

: producing fruit aboveground which becomes buried before the time of ripening

the peanut is amphicarpogenous

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + carpogenous

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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