polycarpic

Or pol·y·car·pous

[pol-ee-kahr-pik]

adjective

Botany.

1. producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.

2. having a gynoecium composed of two or more distinct ovaries.

polycarpic

/ ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːpɪk /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• polycarpy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of polycarpic¹

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

Example Sentences

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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