carpophyll

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carpophyll - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carpophyll \Car"po*phyll\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + ? leaf.]
     (Bot.)
     A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a
     fruit; a carpel.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of Gymnospermous.]
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