-carp
1.
a combining form occurring in compounds that denote a part of a fruit or fruiting body:
endocarp.
Origin
<
Neo-Latin
-carpium
<
Greek
-karpion,
derivative of
karpós
fruit
British Dictionary definitions for
-carp
-carp
combining form
1.
(in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruit:
epicarp
Word Origin
from New Latin
-carpium,
from Greek
-karpion,
from
karpos
fruit