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-carp
a combining form occurring in compounds that denote a part of a fruit or fruiting body: endocarp.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin -carpium < Greek -karpion, derivative of karpós fruit
< Neo-Latin -carpium < Greek -karpion, derivative of karpós fruit
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-carp
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| -carp | |
| —n combining form | |
| (in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruit: epicarp | |
| [from New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos fruit] | |
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