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Added 7 October 2026

acanthocarpous

adjective

In Latin: acanthocarpus Wiktionary

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Having the fruit covered with spines.

Origin

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

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