- Acarpous
- Acarpous A*car"pous, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? fruit.] (Bot.) Not producing fruit; unfruitful. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Acarpous
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acarpous — [ā kär′pəs] adj. [Gr akarpos < a , without + karpos, fruit: see CARPEL] bearing no fruit; sterile … English World dictionary
acarpous — adj. Bot. (of a plant etc.) without fruit or that does not produce fruit. Etymology: A (1) + Gk karpos fruit * * * adjective producing no fruit • Similar to: ↑unfruitful * * * (ˈ)ā|kärpəs adjective Etymology: Greek akarpos … Useful english dictionary
acarpous — /ay kahr peuhs/, adj. Bot. not producing fruit; sterile; barren. [ < Gk ákarpos. See A 6, CARPOUS] * * * … Universalium
acarpous — adjective /eɪˈkɑːpəs/ Not producing fruit; unfruitful … Wiktionary
acarpous — adj. unfruitful, producing no fruit; sterile … English contemporary dictionary
acarpous — a. (Bot.) Unfruitful, sterile, barren, fruitless, unproductive … New dictionary of synonyms
acarpous — acar·pous … English syllables
acarpous — a•car•pous [[t]eɪˈkɑr pəs[/t]] adj. bot not producing fruit; sterile; barren • Etymology: < Gk ákarpos. See a VI, carpous … From formal English to slang
acarpous — /eɪˈkapəs/ (say ay kahpuhs) adjective Botany not producing fruit; sterile; barren. {Greek akarpos without fruit} …
acarpous — a. Botany, not yielding fruit … Dictionary of difficult words
