carpo-
pref.（前缀）

Fruit:
果实：
carpophore.
子实体

语源

Greek karpo-
希腊语 karpo-
from karpos [fruit] * see kerp-
源自 karpos [水果，果实] *参见 kerp-

carpo-¹

combining form

(in botany) indicating fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into part of the fruit

⇒ carpophore

⇒ carpogonium

Origin

from Greek karpos fruit

carpo-²

combining form

carpus or carpal bones

⇒ carpometacarpus

carpo-¹

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compound words:

carpophore; carpogonium.

Origin

< Greek karpo-, combining form of karpós fruit

carpo-²

a combining form meaning “wrist,” used in the formation of compound words:

carpometacarpal.

Origin

< Greek karpós wrist

Related Words

carpogonium
carpology
carpometacarpal
carpometacarpus
carpophagous
carpophore

carpo-a word element meaning 'fruit' as in carpology.

[Greek karpo-, combining form of karpos]

carpo-
combining form
⇨ see carp-

▪ I.carpo-¹combining form of Gr. καρπός, carpus, wrist, as in carˈpocerite [Gr. κέρας horn]. ˌcarpometaˈcarpal a., ‘relating to the carpus and metacarpus’. carpoˈpedal a., ‘relating to the hand and the foot’ (in carpopedal spasm ‘a term applied to the local convulsions which affect the hands and feet of children’). carˈpopodite, ‘the fifth basal joint of the hinder antennæ of certain Arthropods’. (Syd. Soc. Lex.)1877Huxley Anat. Inv. An. vi. 314 To its inner portion the ischiocerite is connected, bearing a merocerite and carpocerite, while the last segment, or procerite, consists of a long multi-articulate filament.1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 510 The carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb enjoys motion forwards, backwards, inwards, and outwards.1877Roberts Handbk. Med. I. 362 Carpopedal contractions.1870Rolleston Anim. Life 94 The fifth segment is known as the Carpopodite.▪ II.carpo-²combining form of Gr. καρπός fruit, as in ˈcarpogone, carpoˈgonium Bot. [cf. archegonium], the female reproductive organ of Thallophytes which produces a sporocarp or spore-fruit; hence carpoˈgonial a., relating to the carpogonium. carˈpophagous a. Zool. [Gr. -ϕαγος eating], fruit-eating. ˈcarpophore Bot. [Gr. -ϕορος bearing, f. ϕέρειν to bear], a prolongation of the axis of a flower, raising the pistil above the stamens, as in Geraniaceæ and Umbelliferæ; also, in Thallophytes, the stalk of a sporocarp or spore-fruit. ˈcarpophyll Bot. [Gr. ϕύλλον leaf], ‘the modified leaf which by its folding produces a carpel’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈcarpospore Bot. [Gr. σπόρος sowing, seed], in Thallophytes, the spore formed in a sporocarp or spore-fruit; hence carpoˈsporous a., applied to Algæ which produce sporecarps or spore-fruits with carpospores.1882Vines Sachs' Bot. 236 The female organ [of Thallophytes]..may be designated by the general term Carpogonium.Ibid. 292 The true fertile carpogonial branches.1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 302/1 The Carpophagous Phalangers.1870Bentley Bot. 298 The axis is prolonged in the form of a columella or carpophore.1871M. C. Cooke Fungi (1874) 168 A germ-like tube, which, without originating a proper mycelium, develops at the expense of the nutritive material stored in the zygospore into a carpophore, or fruit-bearer.1880Gray Bot. Text-bk. 401 Carpophyll, literally fruit-leaf; synonym of Carpel.1882Vines Sachs' Bot. 267 The carpospores are here precisely like the ordinary non-sexual conidia.1887Nature 21 Apr. 577/2 The carposporous forms of Algæ.

carpo-

word-forming element meaning "fruit," from Latinized form of Greek karpo-, comb. form of karpos "fruit" (see carpel).

word-forming element meaning "wrist," from comb. form of Latin carpus, from Greek karpos "wrist" (see carpus).

1. combining form¹ | 2. combining form²

1
carpo- /ˈkɑ:pəʊ/ combining form¹ of carpus: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE carpoˈpedal adjective relating to or involving the hands and the feet L19.

2
carpo- /ˈkɑ:pəʊ/ combining form² of Greek karpos fruit: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE carpophore noun (Botany) a prolongation of the axis of a flower, raising the pistil above the stamens L19.
carpospore noun (Botany) a diploid spore produced by a carpogonium L19.

carpo-
\below | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ . |kärpə or -ȧp- or -pō, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ . kärˈpä or kȧˈpä\
— see carp-

carpo-¹

Prefix

chiefly medicine Forming compound words related to the carpus (wrist) or hand.

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).

carpo-²

Prefix

Forming compound words related to fruit.

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

Derived terms

English words prefixed with carpo-

词汇	carpo-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary carpo- pref.（前缀） Fruit: 果实： carpophore. 子实体语源 Greek karpo- 希腊语 karpo- from karpos [fruit] * see kerp- 源自 karpos [水果，果实] 参见 kerp- carpo-¹ combining form (in botany) indicating fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into part of the fruit ⇒ carpophore ⇒ carpogonium Origin from Greek karpos* fruit carpo-² combining form carpus or carpal bones ⇒ carpometacarpus carpo-¹ Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compound words: carpophore; carpogonium. Origin < Greek karpo-, combining form of karpós fruit carpo-² 1 a combining form meaning “wrist,” used in the formation of compound words: carpometacarpal. Origin < Greek karpós wrist Related Words carpogonium carpology carpometacarpal carpometacarpus carpophagous carpophore carpo-a word element meaning 'fruit' as in carpology. [Greek karpo-, combining form of karpos] carpo- combining form ⇨ see carp- ▪ I.carpo-¹combining form of Gr. καρπός, carpus, wrist, as in carˈpocerite [Gr. κέρας horn]. ˌcarpometaˈcarpal a., ‘relating to the carpus and metacarpus’. carpoˈpedal a., ‘relating to the hand and the foot’ (in carpopedal spasm ‘a term applied to the local convulsions which affect the hands and feet of children’). carˈpopodite, ‘the fifth basal joint of the hinder antennæ of certain Arthropods’. (Syd. Soc. Lex.)1877Huxley Anat. Inv. An. vi. 314 To its inner portion the ischiocerite is connected, bearing a merocerite and carpocerite, while the last segment, or procerite, consists of a long multi-articulate filament.1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 510 The carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb enjoys motion forwards, backwards, inwards, and outwards.1877Roberts Handbk. Med. I. 362 Carpopedal contractions.1870Rolleston Anim. Life 94 The fifth segment is known as the Carpopodite.▪ II.carpo-²combining form of Gr. καρπός fruit, as in ˈcarpogone, carpoˈgonium Bot. [cf. archegonium], the female reproductive organ of Thallophytes which produces a sporocarp or spore-fruit; hence carpoˈgonial a., relating to the carpogonium. carˈpophagous a. Zool. [Gr. -ϕαγος eating], fruit-eating. ˈcarpophore Bot. [Gr. -ϕορος bearing, f. ϕέρειν to bear], a prolongation of the axis of a flower, raising the pistil above the stamens, as in Geraniaceæ and Umbelliferæ; also, in Thallophytes, the stalk of a sporocarp or spore-fruit. ˈcarpophyll Bot. [Gr. ϕύλλον leaf], ‘the modified leaf which by its folding produces a carpel’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈcarpospore Bot. [Gr. σπόρος sowing, seed], in Thallophytes, the spore formed in a sporocarp or spore-fruit; hence carpoˈsporous a., applied to Algæ which produce sporecarps or spore-fruits with carpospores.1882Vines Sachs' Bot. 236 The female organ [of Thallophytes]..may be designated by the general term Carpogonium.Ibid. 292 The true fertile carpogonial branches.1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 302/1 The Carpophagous Phalangers.1870Bentley Bot. 298 The axis is prolonged in the form of a columella or carpophore.1871M. C. Cooke Fungi (1874) 168 A germ-like tube, which, without originating a proper mycelium, develops at the expense of the nutritive material stored in the zygospore into a carpophore, or fruit-bearer.1880Gray Bot. Text-bk. 401 Carpophyll, literally fruit-leaf; synonym of Carpel.1882Vines Sachs' Bot. 267 The carpospores are here precisely like the ordinary non-sexual conidia.1887Nature 21 Apr. 577/2 The carposporous forms of Algæ. carpo- 1 word-forming element meaning "fruit," from Latinized form of Greek karpo-, comb. form of karpos "fruit" (see carpel). 2 word-forming element meaning "wrist," from comb. form of Latin carpus, from Greek karpos "wrist" (see carpus). 1. combining form¹ \| 2. combining form² 1 carpo- /ˈkɑ:pəʊ/ combining form¹ of carpus: see -o-. DERIVATIVE carpoˈpedal adjective relating to or involving the hands and the feet L19. 2 carpo- /ˈkɑ:pəʊ/ combining form² of Greek karpos fruit: see -o-. DERIVATIVE carpophore noun (Botany) a prolongation of the axis of a flower, raising the pistil above the stamens L19. carpospore noun (Botany) a diploid spore produced by a carpogonium L19. carpo- \below \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ . \|kärpə or -ȧp- or -pō, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ . kärˈpä or kȧˈpä\ — see carp- carpo-¹ Prefix chiefly medicine Forming compound words related to the carpus (wrist) or hand. Etymology Combining form of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”). carpo-² Prefix Forming compound words related to fruit. Etymology Combining form of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). Derived terms ► English words prefixed with carpo-
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carpo-1

combining form

Origin

carpo-2

combining form

carpo-1

carpo-2

Related Words

carpo- 1

Prefix

Etymology

carpo- 2

Prefix

Etymology

Derived terms

carpo-¹

carpo-²

carpo-¹

carpo-²

carpo-¹

carpo-²