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polycarpic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P AA2 L IY2 K AA1 R P IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • polycarpic plant
  • polycarpic growth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having several carpels in one flower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From poly- + -carpic.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Manx: yl-vessagh — bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year
  • French: polycarpellé — having several carpels in one flower