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carp/o — Fruit

carp/o means fruit. Ancient Greek source words and nature terminology examples: pericarp.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Fruit

• Ancient Greek: καρπός (karpos)

Examples and word parts

pericarp

The wall of a fruit that develops from the ovary wall.

Word parts: peri- (around) + carp (fruit)

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