-carpouscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -καρπος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -καρπος (in e.g. -πολύκαρπος (see polycarpous adj.), ἄκαρπος : see acarpous adj.), combining form of καρπός fruit (see carpo- comb. form²) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin -carpus (in e.g. acrocarpus : see acrocarpous adj.), French -carpe . Compare -carp comb. form.Earliest in the 18th cent. in monocarpous adj. Further formations are found from the 19th cent.

Chiefly Botany.

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Forming adjectives relating to fruits or carpels; esp. designating a plant having fruit of the sort or number specified by the first element, as pleurocarpous adj. and polycarpous adj.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-carpous
释义	-carpouscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -καρπος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek -καρπος (in e.g. -πολύκαρπος (see polycarpous adj.), ἄκαρπος : see acarpous adj.), combining form of καρπός fruit (see carpo- comb. form²) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin -carpus (in e.g. acrocarpus : see acrocarpous adj.), French -carpe . Compare -carp comb. form.Earliest in the 18th cent. in monocarpous adj. Further formations are found from the 19th cent. Chiefly Botany. Categories » Forming adjectives relating to fruits or carpels; esp. designating a plant having fruit of the sort or number specified by the first element, as pleurocarpous adj. and polycarpous adj. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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