heterocarpism

n. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in the hog peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (photo by Daniel Reed ([email protected]) from http://www.2bnthewild.com), 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. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]