English
acanthocarpous
Acanthocarpous comes from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος ‘the acanthus plant’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκανθοςákanthos‘the acanthus plant’
- Englishtodayacanthocarpous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκανθοςákanthos‘the acanthus plant’
- Englishtodayacanthocarpous
Formed from acantho- ‘having thorns’ + -carpous ‘relating to fruit’
Ancient Greek ἄκανθος ‘thorn plant’
English acantho-
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος
Today it means
adj Having the fruit covered with spines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄκανθος / acanthocarpous