POLYCARPIC

Etymology

Adjective

polycarpic (not comparable)

(botany) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.

(botany) Having several carpels in one flower.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*car"pic, Pol`y*car"pous, a. Etym: [Poly- + Gr. (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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