autocarp
|au-to-carp|
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/ˈɔːtəˌkɑrp/
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/ˈɔːtəˌkɑːp/
fruit from one carpel
Etymology
'autocarp' originates from New Latin/scientific coinage, ultimately from Greek 'autokarpos', where 'auto-' meant 'self' and 'karpos' meant 'fruit'.
'autocarp' derives from Greek 'autokarpos' → New Latin/Neo-Latin adoption in botanical Latin (e.g. 'autocarpus') → modern English usage in specialized botanical terminology as 'autocarp'.
Initially formed from the Greek roots meaning 'self' + 'fruit', the term has been used in technical botanical contexts to refer specifically to a fruit developed from a single carpel.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a fruit that develops from a single carpel (a single ovary unit) of a flower; a simple fruit produced by one carpel.
Many botanical descriptions distinguish between compound fruits and autocarps when describing ovary structure.
Last updated: 2025/11/24 02:22