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Heterocarpism

Heterocarpism \Het`er*o*car"pism\, n. [Hetero- + Gr.? fruit.] (Bot.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in Amphicarp[ae]a, in which besides the usual pods, there are others underground.

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heterocarpism

n. (context botany English) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive body, as in ''Amphicarpaea'', in which besides the usual pods there are others underground.