[1880–85; carpo-1 + spore]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, interface, jackpot, quotation markcarpo- is a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix carpo- include: carpogonium, carpophore