adjective not producing fruit; sterile
In literature, 'acarpous' may be used metaphorically to describe a barren or unproductive situation or character.
In botany, 'acarpous' refers to a plant that does not produce fruit.
In biology, 'acarpous' can be used to describe a species that does not reproduce through fruiting.
In agriculture, 'acarpous' may be used to describe a crop that fails to yield fruit.
In botanical writing, the term acarpous may be used to describe a flower that does not produce fruit.
Botanists may use the term acarpous when discussing plants that do not bear fruit.
Biologists studying plant reproduction may come across the term acarpous when referring to plants that do not produce seeds or fruit.