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Glossary of Botanical Terms:

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syncarpous: a gynoecium consisting of a number of carpels in which at least the ovaries are united; the ovary is then said to be compound. Fig. 12 & Fig. 13 B–F. cf. apocarpous.



Fig. 12. Ovary position. A, Ovary superior, floral parts hypogynous; B, ovary inferior, floral parts epigynous; C, ovary half-inferior; D, ovary superior, floral parts perigynous, hypanthium cup-shaped.
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