carpel
Meaninga little fruit
Common meaning: the seed-bearing organ at a flower's centre
- carpfruitLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 639 · scan
- elsmall-thing ending (French -el)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek καρπός ‘fruit’.
Roots
- καρπός Greek “fruit”
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