What is "angiocarpous"

Angiocarpous \An`gi*o*car"pous\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a. [Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)

1. Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule.
   --Brande & C.

2. Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens.
   --Gray.

   Syn: angiocarpic

a. describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx.

adj. having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk [syn: angiocarpic]