-carpic

American  

1. a combination of -carp and -ic used in the formation of adjectives from stems in -carp:

   endocarpic.

---

-carpic British  

combining form

1. a variant of -carpous

---

Usage

What does -carpic mean? The combining form -carpic is used like a suffix to form adjectives of words ending -carp, which refers to “fruit” or a “fruiting body.” A fruiting-body is an organ that produces spores, which develops into a part of a fruit. The form -carpic is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology and botany.The form -carpic is a combination of the combining form -carp, from the Greek karpós, meaning “fruit,” and the adjective-forming suffix -ic. Equivalent to -carpic is -carpous. So, eucarpic can also be spelled as eucarpous; they both still mean the same thing.Want to know more? Ready our Words That Use -carp and -carpous articles.