Relating to or having the characteristic of producing fruit in two forms or locations, as in certain legume plants.
From Greek amphi- 'both' plus -carpous 'fruited' (from carpos 'fruit'). Directly descriptive of the dual-fruiting characteristic seen in plants like hog peanuts.
Amphicarpous plants prove that evolution sometimes produces truly clever solutions—by splitting their reproductive strategy, they're less dependent on any single pollinator or environmental condition!
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