cremocarp

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noun

The fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, etc., consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting axis.

OriginAncient Greek κρεμάννυμι →
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Meanings

nouncremocarp (plural cremocarps)

plural cremocarps

  1. biologyThe fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, etc., consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting axis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cremocarpium

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρεμάννυμι“hang”
  2. Englishcremocarp

From Ancient Greek κρεμάννυμι (kremánnumi, “hang”) + -carp.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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