polycarpic

or pol·y·car·pous

[ pol-ee-kahr-pik ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈkɑr pɪk /

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adjective Botany.

producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.

having a gynoecium composed of two or more distinct ovaries.

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Origin of polycarpic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM polycarpic

pol·y·car·py, noun

Words nearby polycarpic

polycarbonate, polycarboxylate, polycarboxylic acid, Polycarp, polycarpellary, polycarpic, polycarpous, polycentric, polycentrism, polychaete, polychasium

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How to use polycarpic in a sentence

Polycarpic, pol-i-kar′pik, adj. fruiting many times or year after year.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Polycarpic, term used by DeCandolle in the sense of perennial.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for polycarpic

polycarpic

polycarpous

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːpɪk) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of polycarpic

polycarpy, noun

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Scientific definitions for polycarpic

polycarpic

[ pŏl′ē-kär′pĭk ]

Relating to a plant that produces fruit more than once during its lifetime.

Variant of polycarpous.