pol|y|car|pous

pol|y|car|pous
pol|y|car|pous «POL ee KAHR puhs», adjective.
Botany. consisting of many or several carpels.
[< Greek polýkarpos fruitful < polýs much + karpós fruit]

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  • polycarpous — pol·y·car·pous (pŏl ē kärʹpəs) also po·ly·car·pic ( pĭk) adj. Having fruit or pistils with two or more carpels.   polʹy·car py n. * * * …   Universalium

  • polycarpic — pol•y•car•pic [[t]ˌpɒl iˈkɑr pɪk[/t]] also pol y•car′pous adj. 1) bot producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant 2) bot having two or more distinct carpels • Etymology: 1840–50; < NL polycarpicus. See poly , carpic pol′y•car py, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Polycarpic — Pol y*car pic, Polycarpous Pol y*car pous, a. [Poly + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polycarpous — Polycarpic Pol y*car pic, Polycarpous Pol y*car pous, a. [Poly + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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