-carpous

English

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Etymology

From -carp +‎ -ous. From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).

Suffix

-carpous

  1. Having a specified number or type of fruit or fruiting bodies or part thereof.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -carpous
acanthocarpous
acrocarpous
angiocarpous
anomocarpous
anthocarpous
apocarpous
chrysocarpous
cladocarpous
gymnocarpous
heterocarpous
monocarpous
polycarpous
rhizocarpous
syncarpous
xanthocarpous
xylocarpous

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