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noun Heterocarpism n. (Bot.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in the hog peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata, in which besides the usual pods produced from flowers above ground, there are others underground. In the hog peanut the above-ground flowers are all creamy white or tinged with purple, as in the photo.
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