English Explanatory Dictionary

acarpous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.

Pronunciation

/eɪˈkɑɹ.pəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acarpous.wav

Word forms

acarpous

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκαρπος (ákarpos, “fruitless”), from privative ἀ- (a-) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

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