Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acanthocarpous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acan-tho-car-pous
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the fruit covered with spines.

Etymology

From acantho- (“having thorns”) + -carpous (“relating to fruit”), from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos) and κᾰρπός (kărpós) respectively.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄκανθος

Inflected Forms

more acanthocarpous (comparative) most acanthocarpous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

acanthous

Questions

What does acanthocarpous mean?: Having the fruit covered with spines.
Where does acanthocarpous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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