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carpology|kɑːˈpɒlədʒɪ| [f. Gr. καρπο- fruit + -λογια: see -logy.] The part of botany which is concerned with the study of fruits. Hence carpoˈlogical a., carpoˈlogically adv., carˈpologist.
1806Edin. Rev. VIII. 66 Those botanists..are..aware of the necessity of the study of carpology. Ibid. 67 A carpological tour in France, England and Holland. 1869in Eng. Mech. 24 Dec. 370/2 Carpological specimens. 1819Colebrooke in Trans. Linn. Soc. XIII. (1822) 46 That eminent carpologist. |