a. Bot. [f. mod.L. angīocarp-us (f. ANGIO- + καρπ-ός fruit) + -OUS. Cf. Fr. angiocarpe.] Having the fruit in an envelope not constituting part of the calyx.
1836. Penny Cycl., s.v. Botany, Angiocarpous, having seeds enclosed in a pericarp.
1875. Sachs’ Bot., 268. The apothecium of Angiocarpous Lichens is … similar in its mode of development.
