Etymology

acanthocarpous

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Today it means: Having the fruit covered with spines. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄκανθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκανθος
  2. English todayacanthocarpous

From acantho- (“having thorns”) + -carpous (“relating to fruit”), from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos) and κᾰρπός (kărpós) respectively.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄκανθος all →

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