-CARPOUS

Meaning of -CARPOUS in English

[-carpous] adj comb form [NL -carpus, fr. Gk -karpos, fr. karpos fruit--more at harvest]: having (such) fruit or (so many) fruits "syncarpous" -- -carpy n comb form

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

-CARPOUS — adjective combining form see: harvest having (such) fruit or (so many) fruits , -carpy noun combining form
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-CARPOUS — |kärpəs, |kȧp- adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -carpus, from Greek -karpos, from karpos fruit — more at harvest : …
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-CARPOUS — a combining form meaning "fruited," "having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpels of a given sort," as specified by the initial …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-CARPOUS — Etymology: New Latin -carpus, from Greek -karpos, from karpos fruit — more at harvest : having (such) fruit or (so …
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-CARPOUS — -carpous BrE AmE ˈkɑːp əs AmE ˈkɑːrp- ▷ — polycarpous ˌpɒl i ˈkɑːp əs ◂ AmE ˌpɑːl i ˈkɑːrp-
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CARPOUS — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -carpus, from Greek -karpos, from karpos fruit ― more at HARVEST : having …
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STREPTOCARPUS — noun (plural -carpuses; also -carpus) Etymology: New Latin, from strepto- + -carpus -carpous Date: 1828 any of a genus ( …
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DIPTEROCARP — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek dipteros + -karpos -carpous Date: circa 1876 any of a family (Dipterocarpaceae) of tall hardwood …
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-CARPY — noun combining form see: -carpous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-CARPIC — adjective combining form Etymology: probably from New Latin ~us, from Greek karpos fruit -carpous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-CARPY — noun combining form see -carpous
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TRACHYCARPOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kärpəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trachy- + -carpous : rough-fruited
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SYNCARPOUS — (ˈ)sin|kärpəs, -iŋ|k- adjective Etymology: syn- + -carpous : having the carpels of the gynoecium united in a compound ovary — …
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SYCHNOCARPOUS — |siknə|kärpəs adjective Etymology: Greek sychnos plentiful, frequent + English -carpous of a plant : able to produce fruit repeatedly : …
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STEGOCARPOUS — |stegə|kärpəs adjective Etymology: steg- + -carpous of a moss : having a capsule that opens by a deciduous lid
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STEG- — combining form or stego- Etymology: Greek stegē, stegos roof, from stegein to cover — more at thatch : covering plate …
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RHIZOCARPOUS — |rīzō|kärpəs adjective or rhi·zo·car·pic -pik Etymology: rhizocarpous from rhiz- + -carpous; rhizocarpic International Scientific Vocabulary rhiz- + -carpic 1. : …
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PYRENOCARPEAE — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkärpēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pyren- + -carpeae (from -carpus -carpous) in some classifications : a …
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PTEROCARPOUS — |terə|kärpəs adjective Etymology: pter- + -carpous : having winged fruit
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POLYCARPIC — |pälē|kärpik, -lə̇|k- adjective or poly·car·pous -rpəs Etymology: polycarpic probably from New Latin polycarpicus, from poly- + -carpicus -carpic; polycarpous probably …
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PLEUROCARPOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kärpəs adjective also pleu·ro·car·pic -pik Etymology: pleurocarpous International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + -carpous; pleurocarpic from pleur- + -carpic of a …
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PHYSOCARPOUS — |fīsə|kärpəs adjective Etymology: phys- + -carpous : having bladdery fruit
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PARTHENOCARPIC — |pärthənō|kärpik adjective also par·the·no·car·pi·cal -pə̇kəl ; or par·the·no·car·pous -pəs Etymology: parthenocarpic International Scientific Vocabulary parthenocarpy + -ic; parthenocarpical from parthenocarpy …
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MONOCARPOUS — -pəs adjective Etymology: New Latin monocarpus, from mon- + -carpus -carpous : having a single ovary a monocarpous gynoecium especially …
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MAZOCARPON — ˌmāzōˈkärˌpän, ˌmaz-, -_pən noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin mazo- (from Greek, from maza lump, mass, barley cake) + -carpon …
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ISOCARPIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kärpik adjective also iso·car·pous -pəs Etymology: isocarpic from is- + capric; isocarpous from is- + -carpous : having carpels equaling …
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HOLOCARPOUS — -pəs adjective Etymology: hol- + -carpous : holocarpic 1
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GYMNOCARPOUS — |jimnə|kärpəs adjective also gym·no·car·pic -pik Etymology: gymnocarpous from Greek gymnokarpos, from gymn- + -karpos -carpous; gymnocarpic from gymn- + carp- …
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GYMNOCARPEAE — -ˈkärpēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from gymn- + -carpeae (from -carpus -carpous) in some classifications : a …
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ENDOCARPOID — -ˌpȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Endocarpon genus of lichens having the apothecia immersed in the thallus (from end- + -carpon, …
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ECTOCARPOUS — -pəs adjective Etymology: ect- + -carpous having such fruit — more at -carpous : having reproductive organs developed from the …
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