acarpous
[ ey-kahr-puhs ]
/ eɪˈkɑr pəs /
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adjective Botany.
not producing fruit; sterile; barren.
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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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