| Acanthocarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Having the fruit covered with spines. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Acarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Not producing fruit; unfruitful. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Acrocarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_; extreme, highest + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amphicarpous | { } a. [ Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Amphicarpic |
| Angiocarpous | a. [ Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.
Syn. -- angiocarpic [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Anthocarpous | a. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apocarpous | a. [ Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Artocarpous | { } a. [ Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus Artocarpus. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Artocarpeous |
| ascocarpous | adj. of or pertaining to an ascocarp. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Autocarpian | { } a. [ Auto- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Autocarpous |
| Blastocarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_; sprout, germ + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Germinating inside the pericarp, as the mangrove. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Caulocarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_; stem + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as most trees and shrubs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gymnocarpous | a. [ Gr. gymno`s naked + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Heterocarpous | a. (Bot.) Characterized by heterocarpism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Monocarpous | { } a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; fruit: cf. F. monocarpe. ] (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Monocarpic |
| Pachycarpous | a. [ Pachy- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Having the pericarp thick. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pleurocarpous | { } a. (Bot.) Side-fruited; -- said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; -- opposed to acrocarpous. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Pleurocarpic |
| Polycarpous | { } a. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Polycarpic |
| Rhizocarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; root + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; -- said of all perennial herbs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Sychnocarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_; much or frequent + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Having the capacity of bearing several successive crops of fruit without perishing; as, sychnocarpous plants. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syncarpous | a. [ Pref. syn- + Gr. &unr_; a fruit. ] (Bot.) Composed of several carpels consolidated into one ovary. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trachycarpous | a. [ Gr. &unr_; rough + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Rough-fruited. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Xanthocarpous | a. [ Xantho- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Having yellow fruit. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Xylocarpous | a. [ Xylo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Bearing fruit which becomes hard or woody. [ 1913 Webster ] |
