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carpomania

carpomania noun: the excessive production of fruit by a plant.

Noun

carpomania (uncountable)

  1. The excessive production of fruit by a plant.
  2. An undesirable gritty condition of pears, quinces, etc. caused by deposition of layers of cells.

Origin of carpomania

carpo- + -mania

Questions about carpomania

What does carpomania mean?
Carpomania means the excessive production of fruit by a plant.
What part of speech is carpomania?
Carpomania is a noun.

Words near carpomania in the dictionary

  1. carpological
  2. carpologically
  3. carpologist
  4. carpologists
  5. carpology
  6. carpomania
  7. carpometacarpal
  8. carpometacarpi
  9. carpometacarpus
  10. carpometatarsal
  11. carpometatarsals

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