An`gi*o*car"pous (#), a. [Angio- + Gr. fruit.] Bot. (a)
Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C.
(b)
Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens.
Gray.
© Webster 1913.