-carpous Definition
kärpəs
suffix
A specified number or kind of carpel or fruit.
Apocarpous.
American Heritage
affix
Fruited; having a certain number of fruits or a certain kind of fruit.
Apocarpous.
Webster's New World
Origin of -carpous
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From New Latin -carpus from Greek karpos fruit kerp- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpos, “fruit, grain”) + -ous.
From Wiktionary
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ModL -carpus < Gr karpos: see harvest
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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