artocarpous
|ar-to-carp-ous|
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/ˌɑrtəˈkɔrpəs/
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/ˌɑːtəˈkɔːpəs/
breadfruit-like; relating to Artocarpus
Etymology
'artocarpous' originates from New Latin, specifically the genus name 'Artocarpus', where the Greek elements 'artos' meant 'bread' and 'karpos' meant 'fruit'.
'Artocarpus' was formed in New Latin from Greek 'artos' + 'karpos'; English formed the adjective 'artocarpous' from that botanical name to mean 'relating to or bearing fruits like Artocarpus'.
Initially it referred directly to the plant genus 'Artocarpus' and its fruit; over time it has been used adjectivally to describe plants or fruits that resemble those of Artocarpus.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to, resembling, or bearing fruits like those of the genus Artocarpus (e.g., breadfruit, jackfruit, or related fig-like fruits).
The botanist described the specimen as artocarpous because its fruit resembled jackfruit.
Synonyms
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