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-carp

-carp suffix: part of a fruit or fruiting body.

Suffix

-carp (noun-forming suffix, plural -carps)

  1. Part of a fruit or fruiting body.

Forms of -carp

plural-carps

Origin of -carp

From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).

Words formed from -carp

Questions about -carp

What does -carp mean?
-carp means part of a fruit or fruiting body.
What part of speech is -carp?
-carp is a suffix.

Words near -carp in the dictionary

  1. -campsis
  2. -capone
  3. -cardia
  4. -care
  5. -carnil
  6. -carp
  7. -carpic
  8. -carpous
  9. -carps
  10. -cast
  11. -cation

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