aulacocarpous
|au-la-co-car-pous|
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/ˌɔːləˈkɔːrpəs/
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/ˌɔːləˈkɒpəs/
grooved (furrowed) fruit
Etymology
'aulacocarpous' originates from Greek combining forms: 'aulax' (Greek) meaning 'furrow, groove' and 'karpos' (Greek) meaning 'fruit', combined in botanical New Latin to form the adjective.
'aulax' + 'karpos' were combined in New Latin/modern botanical formation as 'aulacocarpous' (constructed to describe fruit morphology) and adopted into English botanical terminology without major orthographic change.
Initially formed to describe a general notion of 'furrowed fruit', the term has retained this specific morphological meaning and is used primarily in technical botanical descriptions.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having fruits that are grooved or furrowed; bearing longitudinal grooves on the fruit surface (used in botanical descriptions).
The botanist described the specimen as aulacocarpous, noting the distinct longitudinal grooves along each drupe.
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Last updated: 2025/11/19 11:18