ˌsäfəˈkärpəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek psophos noise + New Latin -carpus; from the sound made by the ripe pod when it springs open
: a genus of tropical Asiatic and African tuberous-rooted herbs (family Leguminosae)
ˌsäfəˈkärpəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek psophos noise + New Latin -carpus; from the sound made by the ripe pod when it springs open
: a genus of tropical Asiatic and African tuberous-rooted herbs (family Leguminosae)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012