Au-to-cär'pōŭs or Au-to-cär'pi-an, a.
a. [From Gr. αὐτός, self, and καρπός, fruit.] (Bot.) Having the fruit superior, or without any adhesion, to the perianth.
a. [From Gr. αὐτός, self, and καρπός, fruit.] (Bot.) Having the fruit superior, or without any adhesion, to the perianth.