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carp-(word root) fruitExamples of words with the root carp-: apocarpousAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreecarp 1 (kärp)intr.v. carped, carp·ing, carps To complain or find fault in a petty or disagreeable way: carped about the poor service at the restaurant. See Synonyms at quibble.[Middle English carpen, from Old Norse karpa, to boast.]carp?er n.carp 2 (kärp)n. pl. carp or carps 1. A freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) native to Eurasia that is widely bred in ponds for food.2. Any of various fishes of the family Cyprinidae.[Middle English carpe, from Old French carpe, from Medieval Latin carpa, of Germanic origin.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.carp (k??p) vb (often foll by: at) to complain or find fault; nag pettily[C13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck] ?carper ncarp (k??p) n, pl carp or carps1. (Animals) a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae2. (Animals) any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid[C14: from Old French carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German karpfo, Old Norse karfi]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014carp1 (k?rp) v.i. 1. to find fault; complain unreasonably; cavil. n. 2. a peevish complaint. [1200?50; Middle English: to speak, prate

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-carpsuff. Fruit; part of a fruit; fruitlike structure: mesocarp.[New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos, fruit; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-carp n combining form (Botany) (in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruit: epicarp. [from New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos fruit]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014carp1 (k?rp) v.i. 1. to find fault; complain unreasonably; cavil. n. 2. a peevish complaint. [1200?50; Middle English: to speak, prate