| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb anthocarpously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (anthocarpously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective anthocarpous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ANTHOCARPOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Anthocarpous \An`tho*car"pous\, adjective. [from Greek expression 'a`nqos flower fruit.]. (references) |
