Definitions for acarpouseɪˈkɑr pəs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

a•car•pouseɪˈkɑr pəs(adj.)

  1. not producing fruit; sterile; barren.

    Category: Botany

Origin of acarpous:

< Gk ákarpos. See a -6, -carpous

Princeton's WordNet

  1. acarpous(adj)

    producing no fruit

Wiktionary

  1. acarpous(Adjective)

    Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.

  2. Origin: ἄκαρπος, from privative ἀ- + καρπός.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Acarpous(adj)

    not producing fruit; unfruitful


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