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carpophyte

carpophyte noun: a flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.

Noun

carpophyte (plural carpophytes)

  1. A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.

Forms of carpophyte

pluralcarpophytes

Origin of carpophyte

From carpo- + -phyte.

Questions about carpophyte

What does carpophyte mean?
Carpophyte means a flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
What part of speech is carpophyte?
Carpophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of carpophyte?
The plural of carpophyte is carpophytes.

Words near carpophyte in the dictionary

  1. carpophores
  2. carpophyl
  3. carpophyll
  4. carpophylls
  5. carpophyls
  6. carpophyte
  7. carpophytes
  8. carpopodia
  9. carpopodial
  10. carpopodite
  11. carpopodites

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