Phanerocarpae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phanerocarpae \Phan`er*o*car"p[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
     fanero`s evident + karpo`s fruit (but taken to mean, ovary).]
     (Zool.)
     Same as {Acraspeda}.
     [1913 Webster]