See Also: carpo-(1)(dictionary)
carpo-(2)(dictionary)

kornelite (iou) and carpo-(2) (iou)


kornelite (iou)



kornelite noun. L19.
[from Kornel Hlavacsek, late 19th-cent. Czech engineer + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A violet to pale pink monoclinic hydrated ferric sulphate, usu. occurring as needles or fibrous aggregates.

carpo-(2) (iou)



carpo- combining form2 of Greek karpos fruit: see -O-.
carpophore noun (Botany) a prolongation of the axis of a flower, raising the pistil above the stamens L19.
carpospore noun (Botany) a diploid spore produced by a carpogonium L19.