单词 | pyrenocarp |
释义 | pyrenocarp in British English (paɪˈriːnəˌkɑːp) noun 1. obsolete a fruit which contains one or more pyrenes 2. botany a rounded ascocarp with an ostiole pyrenocarp in American English (paiˈrinəˌkɑːrp) noun 1. Biology a perithecium 2. Botany a drupe Derived forms pyrenocarpic pyrenocarpous adjective Word origin [1885–90; pyrene + -o- + -carp]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, reactor, scrum, toner, zoom-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer) |
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