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acarpous

acar·pous

UK/eɪˈkɑɹ.pəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

producing no fruit

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκαρπος (ákarpos, “fruitless”), from privative ἀ- (a-) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

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