anthocarp i

pl. [Gr. ἄνθος ( anthos ) = a blo om, a flower, and καρπός ( karpos ) = fruit.] Lindley's fourth cla of fruits. He calls them also Collective Fruits, and defines them as those of which the principal characters are derived from the thickened floral envelopes. They are divided into single and aggregated; the former including the fruits called Diclesium and Sphalerocarpium, and the latter those termed Syconus, Strobilus, and Sorosis. (Lindley: Introd. to Bot.) taining to the order of fruits called Anthocarp i. ăn-thoç'-ěr-os, s. [Gr. ἄνθος ( anthos ) = a flower; κέρας (keras), gen it. κέρατος ( keratos ) = horn.] Botany: The typical genus of the family Anthoceroteæ (q.v.). A. lævis is found in wet places in this country.