How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"carp" is from "karp?s" (fruit) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this suffix,
basidiocarp
exocarp
pseudocarp
mesocarp
Definition
A word ending that shows it is part of a fruit. Created by people to expand meaning of words. Can be added to the end of many words.
Examples of how the word is used
| Use water to cook 3-10 grams of dry pericarp of oranges. |
| Some monocarp plants can live for many years before flowering. |