ambleocarpous,a.Bot.|ˌæmbliːəʊˈkɑːpəs| [mod.f.Gr. ἀµβλό-εσθαι to miscarry, come to nought + καρπ-ός fruit + -ous: the e in the second syllable is not etymological.] Having the seeds entirely, or in great part, abortive. 1847in Craig.1879in Syd. Soc.Lex.