| 单词 | apocarp |
| 释义 | apocarp in British English (ˈæpəˌkɑːp) noun an apocarpous gynoecium or fruit Word origin C13: from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein to disclose, from apo- + kaluptein to hideapocarp in American English (ˈæpəˌkɑːrp) noun Botany a female element of a flower having separate carpels Word origin [apo- + -carp]apo- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek, where it was joined toverbs, deverbal forms, and other parts of speech. Among its functions in Greek, apo- has the spatial sense “away, off, apart” (apogee; apocope; apostasy; apostrophe); it occurs with deverbals that denote a response or defense (apodosis; apology) and is found on verbs having perfective force relative to a corresponding simpleverb (apoplexy; aposiopesis). In modern scientific coinages in English and other languages, apo- marks things that are detached, separate, or derivative (apocarpous; apoenzyme) |
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