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acrocarpous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
acro-car-pous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.

Etymology

From acro- + -carpous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more acrocarpous (comparative) most acrocarpous (superlative)

Questions

What does acrocarpous mean?
Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
Where does acrocarpous come from?
From acro- + -carpous.

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