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Acanthocarpous
Acanthocarpous A*can`tho*car"pous, a. [Gr. ? thorn + ? fruit.]
(Bot.)
Having the fruit covered with spines.
Acrocarpous
Acrocarpous Ac`ro*car"pous, a. [Gr. ? extreme, highest + ?
fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the
end of the stalk.
(b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in
certain mosses.
Angiocarpous
Angiocarpous An`gi*o*car"pous
([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a. [Angio- + Gr. karpo`s
fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not
form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its
husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. --Brande & C.
(b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain
lichens. --Gray.
ApocarpousApocarpous Ap`o*car"pous, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.]
(Bot.)
Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a
compound pistil; -- opposed to syncarpous. --Lindley. ArtocarpousArtocarpeous Ar`to*car"pe*ous, Artocarpous Ar`to*car"pous,
a. [Gr. ? bread + ? fruit.] (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus
Artocarpus. Autocarpous
Autocarpous Au`to*car"pous, Autocarpian Au`to*car"pi*an, a.
[Auto- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)
Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate
to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape.
Blastocarpous
Blastocarpous Blas`to*car"pous, a. [Gr. ? sprout, germ + ?
fruit.] (Bot.)
Germinating inside the pericarp, as the mangrove. --Brande &
C.
Carpocapsa saltitansJumping Jump"ing, p. a. & vb. n.
of Jump, to leap.
Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing
the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by
its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and
jump about.
Jumping deer (Zo["o]l.), a South African rodent (Pedetes
Caffer), allied to the jerboa.
Jumping jack, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to
jump or dance by means of strings.
Jumping louse (Zo["o]l.), any of the numerous species of
plant lice belonging to the family Psyllid[ae], several
of which are injurious to fruit trees.
Jumping mouse (Zo["o]l.), North American mouse (Zapus
Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is
noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo
mouse.
Jumping mullet (Zo["o]l.), gray mullet.
Jumping shrew (Zo["o]l.), any African insectivore of the
genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but
have large hind legs adapted for jumping.
Jumping spider (Zo["o]l.), spider of the genus Salticus
and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so
called because it leaps upon its prey. Carpogenic
Carpogenic Car`po*gen"ic (k[add]r`p[-o]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr.
karpo`s fruit + -gen.] (Bot.)
Productive of fruit, or causing fruit to be developed.
Carpolite
Carpolite Car"po*lite (k[add]r"p[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr.
karpo`s fruit + -lite, cf. F. carpolithe.]
A general term for a fossil fruit, nut, or seed.
Carpological
Carpological Car`po*log"i*cal, a.
Of or pertaining to carpology.
Carpologist
Carpologist Car*pol"o*gist, n.
One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology.
Carpology
Carpology Car*pol"o*gy, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + -logy.]
That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds
and fruit.
Carpophagous
Carpophagous Car*poph"a*gous, a. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + ? to
eat.]
Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.
Carpophore
Carpophore Car"po*phore, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + ? to bear.]
(Bot.)
A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between
the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
CarpophyllCarpophyll Car"po*phyll, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + ? leaf.]
(Bot.)
A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a
fruit; a carpel.
Note: [See Illust. of Gymnospermous.] CarpophyteCarpophyte Car"po*phyte (k[add]r"p[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr.
karpo`s fruit + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)
A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of
fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the Ascomycetes, etc.
Note: The division of alg[ae] and fungi into four classes
called Carpophytes, O["o]phytes, Protophytes, and
Zygophytes (or Carpospore[ae], O["o]spore[ae],
Protophyta, and Zygospore[ae]) was proposed by Sachs
about 1875. CarposporeCarpospore Car"po*spore, n. [Gr. karpo`s + -spore.] (Bot.)
A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red alg[ae]. --
Car`po*spor"ic, a. CarposporicCarpospore Car"po*spore, n. [Gr. karpo`s + -spore.] (Bot.)
A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red alg[ae]. --
Car`po*spor"ic, a. Caulocarpous
Caulocarpous Cau`lo*car"pous, a. [Gr. ? stem + karpo`s fruit.]
(Bot.)
Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as
most trees and shrubs.
Gymnocarpous
Gymnocarpous Gym`no*car"pous, a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + karpo`s
fruit.] (Bot.)
Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the
perianth. --Gray.
Heterocarpous
Heterocarpous Het`er*o*car"pous, a. (Bot.)
Characterized by heterocarpism.
Hypocarpogean
Hypocarpogean Hy`po*car`po*ge"an, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ?
fruit + ? earth.] (Bot.)
Producing fruit below the ground.
Monocarpous
Monocarpic Mon`o*car"pic, Monocarpous Mon`o*car"pous, a.
[Mono- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F. monocarpe.] (Bot.)
Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as
beans, maize, mustard, etc.
Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some
plants of longer duration, as the century plant.
Pachycarpous
Pachycarpous Pach`y*car"pous, a. [Pachy- + Gr. ? fruit.]
(Bot.)
Having the pericarp thick.
PleurocarpousPleurocarpic Pleu`ro*car"pic, Pleurocarpous
Pleu`ro*car"pous, a. (Bot.)
Side-fruited; -- said of those true mosses in which the
pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; --
opposed to acrocarpous. Polycarpous
Polycarpic Pol`y*car"pic, Polycarpous Pol`y*car"pous, a.
[Poly- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.
(b) Having several pistils in one flower.
Rhizocarpous
Rhizocarpous Rhi`zo*car"pous, a. [Gr. ??? root + ??? fruit.]
(Bot.)
Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering
stems; -- said of all perennial herbs.
Sychnocarpous
Sychnocarpous Sych`no*car"pous, a. [Gr. ? much or frequent + ?
fruit.] (Bot.)
Having the capacity of bearing several successive crops of
fruit without perishing; as, sychnocarpous plants.
Meaning of Carpo from wikipedia
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Carpo /ˈkɑːrpoʊ/, also
Jupiter XLVI, is a
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Carpo may
refer to: In Gr**** mythology, one of the
Horae In astronomy,
Carpo (moon), an
irregular satellite...
- spring) and
Carpo (the Hora of autumn), also
appear in
rites of
Attica noted by
Pausanias in the 2nd
century AD. Thallo, Auxo and
Carpo are
often accompanied...
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Mario Carpo is an
architectural historian and critic, and is
currently the
inaugural Reyner Banham Professor of
Architectural History and
Theory at the...
- (23 BC).
Carpe is the second-person
singular present active imperative of
carpō "pick or pluck" used by
Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, use, make use of"...
- Arsénio Pompílio
Pompeu de
Carpo (1792–1869) was a
Portuguese slave trader, freemason, poet and journalist, who was
active mainly in
Angola and Brazil...
- 0.CO;2-M. PMID 8923935. Freeman, EA;
Sheldon JH (1938). "Cranio-
carpo-tarsal dystrophy:
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Cosmopterix carpo is a moth of the
family Cosmopterigidae. It is
known from
Puerto Rico and the
British Virgin Islands (Tortola).
Adults were collected...
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Gunnar Charles Garpö (13
October 1919 – 18 May 1976) was a
Swedish bobsledder who
competed from the
early 1950s to the
early 1960s. He won a
bronze medal...
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provinces in 381 by a
barbarian coalition of Huns,
Sciri and
Karpodakai ("
Carpo-Dacians"). The
latter term has been
taken by some
scholars as 'proof' of...
