polycarpous

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po·ly·car·pic

(pŏl′ē-kär′pĭk) also pol·y·car·pous (-pəs)
adj.
1. Flowering and fruiting more than once.
2. Having fruit or pistils with two or more carpels.
pol′y·car′py n.
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polycarpous

(ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːpəs)
adj
1. (Botany) (of a plant) having a gynoecium consisting of many distinct carpels
2. (Botany) another word for polycarpic
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