A medical condition in plants where fruits or seeds drop or fall prematurely from the plant.
From Greek 'karpos' (fruit) + 'ptosis' (falling or sagging). This botanical medical term emerged in the 20th century to describe pathological fruit drop.
Plants sometimes can't hold onto their fruit—if you've seen an apple tree drop unripe apples, that's carpoptosia, and understanding why helps farmers prevent crop loss and save harvests.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.