Etymology

epicarp

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Today it means: Exocarp. Full definition →

Ancient Greek καρπός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαρπός“fruit”
  2. English todayepicarp

epi- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”); epi- + -carp.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκαρπός all →

carpusachaenocarp-carpcarpalecarpo-carpolite-carpousexocarpKarpos

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