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Acarpellous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Acarpellous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

having no carpels

2

Having no carpels.

See Also
carpel
Related Terms
Antonyms
pistillate

Origin

The word comes from combining the prefix a- meaning "without," the root carpel, and the suffix -ous meaning "full of." It literally describes something that lacks carpels.

Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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