acarpous

adj. Botany

1. Producing no fruit; sterile.
2. Having no fruit.

(ay-KAHR-puhs)

adjective
Not producing fruit; sterile.

Etymology
From Greek akarpos, from a- (not) + karpos (fruit). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kerp- (to gather or harvest) which is also the source of harvest, excerpt, carpet, and scarce

Usage
"According to the doomsayers, if a satellite doesn't clobber you into the next millennium, there's always the danger its plutonium payload will turn your neighbourhood area into an acarpous wasteland." — Adrian Bradley; Space Junk Roulette; The Australian (Sydney); Nov 19, 1996.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: producing no fruit

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