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ap·o·car·pous
 apocarpous
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- pronunciation:
- ae
p
kar
ps
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having distinctly separate seed-bearing organs, as the strawberry.
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| derivation: |
apocarpy (n.) |
The word apocarpous
contains the following parts:
apo-, aph-
Greek
prefix
that means from, away from, off, off from
  Example words:
aphelion, apheresis, aphesis, aphorism, apocalypse, apocarpous, apocope, Apocrypha, apocryphal, apodosis, apogamy, apogee, apologetics, apologia, apologue, apology, apophthegm, apoplexy, apostasy, apostle, apostrophe, apothecary, apothegm, apotheosis, plasmapheresis
carp
Greek
root
that means fruit
Example words:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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