anisocarpic

adjective

an·​iso·​car·​pic

¦aˌnīsə¦kärpik,

a¦n-

variants or anisocarpous

-pəs

of flowers

: having fewer members in the whorl of carpels than in any of the other floral whorls compare isocarpic

Word History

Etymology

anis- entry 1 + -carpic, -carpous

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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