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carpolite

carpolite noun: a fossilised fruit, nut, or seed.

Noun

carpolite (plural carpolites)

  1. (dated) A fossilised fruit, nut, or seed.
    Synonyms:
    carpolith, lithocarp

Synonyms of carpolite

Forms of carpolite

pluralcarpolites

Origin of carpolite

From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) + -lite; compare French carpolithe.

Questions about carpolite

What does carpolite mean?
Carpolite means a fossilised fruit, nut, or seed.
What part of speech is carpolite?
Carpolite is a noun.
What is the plural of carpolite?
The plural of carpolite is carpolites.

Words near carpolite in the dictionary

  1. carpogonium
  2. carpoid
  3. carpoids
  4. carpolestid
  5. carpolestids
  6. carpolite
  7. carpolites
  8. carpolith
  9. carpoliths
  10. carpological
  11. carpologically

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