-carpous
-carpous
a combining form meaning “fruited,” “having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpels of a given sort,” as specified by the initial element: apocarpous.
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| -carpous or -carpic | |
| —adj combining form | |
| (in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit: apocarpous | |
| [from New Latin -carpus, from Greek karpos fruit] | |
| -carpic or -carpic | |
| —adj combining form | |
| [from New Latin -carpus, from Greek karpos fruit] | |
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-carpous
is always a great word to know.
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