acarpous

[ ey-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. not producing fruit; sterile; barren.

acarpous

/ eɪˈkɑːpəs /

adjective

1. (of plants) producing no fruit

Word History and Origins

Origin of acarpous¹

< Greek ákarpos. See a- ⁶, -carpous

Word History and Origins

Origin of acarpous¹

from Greek akarpos, from a- ¹+ karpos fruit

Example Sentences

So clear was the air that every slope, every hollow, every acarpous hilltop lay pitilessly revealed to her unfriendly eyes, until the sheer immensity of distance veiled its barrenness in a haze of tender violet.

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