Relating to or characterized by amphicarpia; producing fruit in two different ways or locations.
Derived from amphicarpia plus the adjectival suffix -ic. Maintains the Greek roots while adding the grammatical marker to describe something with the characteristic of dual fruit production.
If you see an amphicarpic plant in nature, you're witnessing an evolutionary hedging strategy—the plant is essentially saying 'I'll make fruits both ways to guarantee my genes spread!'
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