Acanthocarpous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the fruit covered with spines.

Etymology

From acantho- (“having thorns”) + -carpous (“relating to fruit”), from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos) and κᾰρπός (kărpós) respectively.

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