Trachycarpous
/ˌtræk.iˈkɑːr.pəs/noun
Having rough fruit or rough-textured carpels, especially in botanical descriptions.
Did you know?It comes from Greek roots for “rough” and “fruit,” and the same ancient *trachy-* root also survives in medical words like *trachea* and *tracheotomy* because of the rough, bumpy windpipe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ters-
“to dry, rub, or make rough”
Ancient Greek
Greek
τραχύς (trakhýs)
“rough, shaggy, jagged”
Ancient Greek
Greek
καρπός (karpós)
“fruit, produce, crop”
Modern Scientific Latin
Latin
trachycarpus
“rough-fruited”
Modern English
English
trachycarpous
“having rough fruit or rough-textured carpels”