carpo-

carpo-

pref.

Fruit: carpophore.

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[Greek karpo-, from karpos, fruit; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]

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carpo-¹

combining form

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) indicating fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into part of the fruit carpophore carpogonium

[from Greek karpos fruit]

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carpo-²

combining form

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) carpus or carpal bones carpometacarpus