polycarpic

American

[pol-ee-kahr-pik] / ˌpɒl iˈkɑr pɪk /

Or polycarpous

adjective

Botany.

producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
having a gynoecium composed of two or more distinct ovaries.

polycarpic British

/ ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːpɪk /

adjective

(of a plant) able to produce flowers and fruit several times in successive years or seasons

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Other Word Forms

polycarpy noun

Etymology

Origin of polycarpic

From the New Latin word polycarpicus, dating back to 1840–50. See poly-, -carpic

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Polycarpic, pol-i-kar′pik, adj. fruiting many times or year after year.

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Polycarpic, term used by DeCandolle in the sense of perennial.

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