单词 | anthocarpous |
释义 | anthocarpous in British English (ˌænθəʊˈkɑːpəs) adjective botany resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp anthocarpous in American English (ˌænθoʊˈkɑrpəs; ˌænθəˈkɑrpəs) adjective designating or of a false fruit, as the pineapple or strawberry, formed from the separate ovaries of one or several blossoms anthocarpous in American English (ˌænθəˈkɑːrpəs) adjective (of a fruit) having accessory or enlarged tissue, as the apple or strawberry Word origin [1825–35; antho- + -carpous]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross section, electrolyte, relativity, runway, spiritualism-carpous is a combining form meaning “fruited,” “having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpelsof a given sort,” as specified by the initial element. Other words that use the affix-carpous include: amphicarpous, cleistocarpous, gymnocarpous, macrocarpous, trachycarpous |
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