Definition of Carpology

1. n. That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit.

Definition of Carpology

1. Noun. the study of the structure of seeds and fruit ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carpology

1. [n -GIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpology

carplanes
carplike
carpocarpal
carpogenic
carpogonia
carpogonial
carpogonium
carpoid
carpoids
carpolite
carpolites
carpological
carpologies
carpologist
carpologists
carpology (current term)
carpometacarpal
carpometacarpal joint of thumb
carpometacarpal joints
carpometacarpal ligaments
carpometacarpi
carpometacarpus
carpool
carpooled
carpooler
carpoolers
carpooling
carpools
carpopedal
carpopedal contraction

Literary usage of Carpology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"In order to facilitate the knowledge of the limits of the genera of carpology, the following analytical table will be found convenient for reference. ..."

2. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"In order to facilitate the knowledge of the limits of the genera of carpology, the following analytical table will be found convenient for reference. ..."

3. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1808)
"seeds, have enabled me to add a law to carpology, which I conceive to be of such ... But I conceive, that, to facilitate the study of carpology, it will be ..."

4. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1849)
"The author has performed what he promised, and a very useful volume is here offered to the student of carpology, which we trust will meet with encouragement ..."

5. Manual of Homoeopathic Medicine by Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr (1841)
"... with snoring, murmurs and carpology.—Sleep hindered by gloomy ideas.—Waking caused by bitterness and sensation of dryness in the mouth. ..."

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