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-carpic — [kär′pik] combining form CARPOUS [monocarpic] … English World dictionary
-carpic — adjective combining form Etymology: probably from New Latin carpicus, from Greek karpos fruit carpous < monocarpic > … New Collegiate Dictionary
CARPIC — Carpico, Carpicus … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
-carpic — aff. a combination of carp and ic used in the formation of adjectives from nouns ending in carp: endocarpic[/ex] … From formal English to slang
-carpic — a termination of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in carp, as in endocarpic (endocarp). { carp + ic} …
-carpic — adjective combining form Etymology: probably from New Latin carpicus, from Greek karpos fruit + Latin icus ic : carpous eucarpic * * * a combination of carp and ic used in the formation of adjectives from stems in carp: endocarpic … Useful english dictionary
eucarpic — (ˈ)yü|kärpik adjective Etymology: eu + carpic 1. : having only part of the thallus transformed into a fruiting body or sporangium eucarpic algae eucarpic fungi 2. : gaining nourishment by means of haustoria or rhizoids compare holocarpic * * *… … Useful english dictionary
holocarpic — |hälō|kärpik, |hōl adjective Etymology: hol + carpic 1. : having the whole thallus developed into a fruiting body or sporangium holocarpic algae holocarpic fungi 2. : lacking rhizoids and haustoria compare eucarpic * * * /hol euh kahr pik, hoh… … Useful english dictionary
monocarpic — adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin *monocarpicus, from mon + carpicus carpic Date: 1849 bearing fruit but once and then dying … New Collegiate Dictionary
Flowering plant — Flowering plants Temporal range: Early Cretaceous Recent … Wikipedia
