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carpology

[ kahr-pol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of botany dealing with fruits and seeds.


carpology

/ ˌkɑːpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; kɑːˈpɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of botany concerned with the study of fruits and seeds
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Derived Forms

  • carpological, adjective
  • ˈDZDz, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carpology1

First recorded in 1800–10; carpo- 1 + -logy
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Carpology, that department of botany which relates to fruits.

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Associated words: carpology, spermologist, seminal, semination, seminific, spermophyte, angiosperm, pericarp, angiospermous, carpolite, germinate, germination, achene, carpel, spermophyta, silique, silicle, weevil, chorion, testa, tegmen, endopleura, capsule, pod. seedy, a.

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