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Anthocarpous vs Xanthocarpous - What's the difference?

anthocarpous | xanthocarpous |

As adjectives the difference between anthocarpous and xanthocarpous

is that anthocarpous is (botany) having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit while xanthocarpous is whose fruits are yellow.

anthocarpous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
    • The mulberry and pineapple are anthocarpous .
    (Webster 1913)

    xanthocarpous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Whose fruits are yellow.