encarpus
noun
en·car·pus
enˈkärpəs
plural encarpi
-ˌpī,
-ˌpē
: an ornament on a frieze or capital consisting of festoons (as of fruit or flowers)
Word History
Etymology
alteration (influenced by Greek enkarpos) of earlier encarpa festoons as an architectural ornament, from Latin, from Greek enkarpa, neuter plural of enkarpos containing fruit, from en- en- entry 2 + -karpos -carpous
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