-carpous 或 -carpic
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- A specified number or kind of carpel or fruit:
某些或某种心皮或果实：
apocarpous.
心皮分离的
语源
- From New Latin -carpus
源自 现代拉丁语 -carpus - from Greek karpos [fruit] * see kerp-
源自 希腊语 karpos [果实] *参见 kerp-
-carpous or -carpic
combining form in adjective
(in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit
⇒
apocarpous
Origin
from New Latin -carpus, from Greek karpos fruit-carpous
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “fruited,” “having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpels of a given sort,” as specified by the initial element:
apocarpous.
Origin
< Greek -karpos, adj. derivative of karpós fruit; see -ous
Related Words
- acrocarpous
- Alyce clover
- amphicarpous
- angiocarpous
- anthocarpous
- chrysocarpous
-carpousa termination of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -carp, as in apocarpous (apocarp).
[-carp + -ous]-carpous
adjective combining form
syncarpous
• -carpy noun combining form
adjective combining form
ETYMOLOGY New Latin -carpus, from Greek -karpos, from karpos fruit — more at harvest
: having (such) fruit or (so many) fruitssyncarpous
• -carpy noun combining form
-car·pous
\|kärpəs, |kȧp-\ adjective combining form
Etymology: New Latin -carpus, from Greek -karpos, from karpos fruit — more at harvest
: fruited : having (such) fruit or (so many) fruits
< syncarpous >
< monocarpous >
• -car·py\ˌkärpē, ˌkȧp-, -i\ noun combining form -es
< syncarpous >
< monocarpous >
• -car·py
-carpous
Suffix
- having a specified number or type of fruit or fruiting bodies or part thereof
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”) + -ous.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -carpous