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• Carpo
  Carpo

  noun

  an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
• carpo-
  carpo-

  a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compound words.

Carpo

¹ American  

[kahr-poh] / ˈkɑr poʊ /

noun

1. an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.

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carpo- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compound words.

   carpophore; carpogonium.

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carpo- ³ American  

1. a combining form meaning “wrist,” used in the formation of compound words.

   carpometacarpal.

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carpo- ¹ British  

combining form

1. (in botany) indicating fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into part of the fruit

   carpophore

   carpogonium

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carpo- ² British  

combining form

1. carpus or carpal bones

   carpometacarpus

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Etymology

Origin of carpo-²

< Greek karpo-, combining form of karpós fruit

Origin of carpo-³

From the Greek word karpós wrist