acarpous

/eɪˈkɑɹ.pəs/

EꞮKⱭɹ · pəs (2 syllables)

English Adj

Definition

Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκαρπος (ákarpos, “fruitless”), from privative ἀ- (a-) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).