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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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