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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἔγκαρπος“containing fruit”
- English todayencarpus
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαρπος (énkarpos, “containing fruit”) (ἐν- (en-) + καρπός (karpós)).
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encarpus
Today it means: An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἔγκαρπος