acanthocarpous

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adjective

Having the fruit covered with spines.

OriginAncient Greek ἄκανθος →
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Meanings

adjectiveacanthocarpous (comparative more acanthocarpous, superlative most acanthocarpous)

comparative more acanthocarpous · superlative most acanthocarpous

  1. biologyHaving the fruit covered with spines.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄκανθος
  2. Englishacanthocarpous

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

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Translations

French acanthocarpe
  • acanthocarpehaving the fruit covered with spines
Latin acanthocarpus
  • acanthocarpushaving the fruit covered with spines
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