carpology

[kahr-pol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the branch of botany dealing with fruits and seeds.

carpology

/ ˌkɑːpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, kɑːˈpɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of botany concerned with the study of fruits and seeds

Other Word Forms

• carpological adjective
• carpologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpology¹

First recorded in 1800–10; carpo- ¹ + -logy

Example Sentences

Carpology, that department of botany which relates to fruits.

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Associated words: carpology, spermologist, seminal, semination, seminific, spermophyte, angiosperm, pericarp, angiospermous, carpolite, germinate, germination, achene, carpel, spermophyta, silique, silicle, weevil, chorion, testa, tegmen, endopleura, capsule, pod. seedy, a.

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