-carp

suffix

Part of a fruit or fruiting body.

OriginAncient Greek καρπός →
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Meanings

suffix-carp (noun-forming suffix, plural -carps)

plural -carps

  1. Part of a fruit or fruiting body.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκαρπός“fruit, grain”
  2. English-carp

From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).

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Translations

French -carpe
  • -carpefruit
Hungarian -karp
  • -karpfruit
Cite this entry
APA

-carp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-carp

MLA

“-carp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-carp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-carp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-carp.

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