ge·o·car·pic \|jēō|kärpik\adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ge- + -carpic : producing or ripening the fruit beneath the surface of the ground < the peanut is one of the few plants … which are geocarpic — W.P.Jacobs > • ge·o·car·py\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷pē\noun-es