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-carpous

  1. a combining form meaning “fruited,†“having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpels of a given sort,†as specified by the initial element:

    apocarpous.



-carpous

combining form

  1. (in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit

    apocarpous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of -carpous1

< Greek -karpos, adj. derivative of °ì²¹°ù±èó²õ fruit; -ous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -carpous1

from New Latin -carpus, from Greek karpos fruit

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