acrocarp | (noun) a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule) | Synonyms: acrocarpous moss |
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angiocarp | (noun) tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk | - |
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ascocarp | (noun) mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus | - |
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basidiocarp | (noun) the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells | - |
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carp | (noun) any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae | - |
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(noun) the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised | - |
carpal | (noun) any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates | Synonyms: carpal bone, wrist bone |
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carpel | (noun) a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil | - |
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carpenter | (noun) a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
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carpenteria | (noun) California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers | Synonyms: Carpenteria californica |
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carpentry | (noun) the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | Synonyms: woodwork, woodworking |
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carper | (noun) someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way | Synonyms: niggler |
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carpet | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpeting, rug |
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(noun) a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet | - |
carpetbag | (noun) traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century | - |
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carpetbagger | (noun) an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously | - |
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carpeting | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpet, rug |
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carpetweed | (noun) annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America | Synonyms: Indian chickweed, Molluga verticillata |
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carping | (noun) persistent petty and unjustified criticism | Synonyms: faultfinding |
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carpophore | (noun) a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel | - |
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carport | (noun) garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles | Synonyms: car port |
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carpospore | (noun) a nonmotile spore of red algae | - |
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carpus | (noun) a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones | Synonyms: articulatio radiocarpea, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint |
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cleistocarp | (noun) closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration | Synonyms: cleistothecium |
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dipterocarp | (noun) tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae | - |
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endocarp | (noun) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed | Synonyms: pit, stone |
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epicarp | (noun) outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape | Synonyms: exocarp |
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escarp | (noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | Synonyms: escarpment, protective embankment, scarp |
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escarpment | (noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | Synonyms: escarp, protective embankment, scarp |
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(noun) a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion | Synonyms: scarp |
exocarp | (noun) outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape | Synonyms: epicarp |
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mascarpone | (noun) soft mild Italian cream cheese | - |
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mericarp | (noun) a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity | - |
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mesocarp | (noun) the middle layer of a pericarp | - |
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metacarpal | (noun) any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers | Synonyms: metacarpal bone |
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metacarpus | (noun) the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges | - |
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monocarp | (noun) a plant that bears fruit once and dies | Synonyms: monocarpic plant, monocarpous plant |
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parthenocarpy | (noun) (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds | - |
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pericarp | (noun) the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | Synonyms: seed vessel |
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pilocarpine | (noun) cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma | - |
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pleurocarp | (noun) a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk | Synonyms: pleurocarpous moss |
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podocarp | (noun) any evergreen in the Southern Hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed | - |
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pseudocarp | (noun) fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry | Synonyms: accessory fruit |
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scarp | (noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | Synonyms: escarp, escarpment, protective embankment |
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(noun) a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion | Synonyms: escarpment |
schizocarp | (noun) a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed | - |
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sporocarp | (noun) specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia | Synonyms: spore case |
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streptocarpus | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses | - |
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syncarp | (noun) fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry, raspberry, pineapple | Synonyms: aggregate fruit, multiple fruit |
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