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car·y·op·ter·is \-ˈäptərə̇s\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from cary- + -pteris (irregular from Greek pteron wing); from the wings on the carpels — more at feather 1. capitalized : a genus of Asiatic shrubs (family Verbenaceae) with a 5-lobed corolla, four exserted stamens, and a fruit of 4-winged nutlets — see bluebeard III 2. plural caryopterides \-ˌäpˈterəˌdēz\ : any plant of the genus Caryopteris |