nouncarpŏphyllŏsCARPOPHYLLOS☆ KeepMeaninga shrub similar to the laurel-treeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CARPOPHYLLOSLEWIS & SHORTCARPOPHYLLOScarpŏphyllŏs, i, f. καρπόσ-φύλλον, I. a shrub similar to the laurel-tree, prob. the Ruscus hypophyllum, called also hypoglottion, hypelate, danaë, etc., q. v., Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131.Read the whole entry