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acarpous

[ ey-kahr-puh s ]
/ eɪˈkɑr pəs /
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adjective Botany.

not producing fruit; sterile; barren.

RELATED WORDS

arid, barren, effete, fruitless, impotent, infertile, sterile, unproductive, useless, wasted, infecund, unrewarding

Nearby words

acaroid resin, acarology, acarophobia, acarpellous, acarpelous, acarpous, acarus, acarus folliculorum, acarus scabiei, acarus tritici, acaryote

Origin of acarpous

< Greek ákarpos. See a-6, -carpous
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British Dictionary definitions for acarpous

acarpous

/ (eɪˈkɑːpəs) /

adjective

(of plants) producing no fruit

Word Origin for acarpous

from Greek akarpos, from a- 1 + karpos fruit
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