Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anthocarpous \An`tho*car"pous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
   fruit.] (Bot.)
   Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the
   pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the
   mulberry, and the pineapple.