- acarpous
- adj. Bot. (of a plant etc.) without fruit or that does not produce fruit.
Etymology: A-(1) + Gk karpos fruit
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adjectiveproducing no fruit• Similar to: ↑unfruitful* * *
\(ˈ)ā|kärpəs\ adjective* * *
/ay kahr"peuhs/, adj. Bot.[ < Gk ákarpos. See A-6, -CARPOUS]* * *
acarpous /ā- or a-kärˈpəs/ (botany)adjectiveSterile, not bearing fruitORIGIN: Gr a- (privative), and karpos fruit* * *
acarpous, a. Bot.(əkɑːˈpəs)[f. Gr. ἀ not + κάρπ-ος fruit + -ous.]Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.