macrocarpum
/mak-roh-KAR-pum/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A morphological epithet marking fruit that is notably large for the genus, whether a cone, a berry, a capsule or a drupe. Fruit size is often the single character separating such a species from its nearest relatives. Appears as macrocarpus (masculine), macrocarpa (feminine), or macrocarpum (neuter).
Example
“Rehderodendron macrocarpum (large-fruited rehderodendron) carries the epithet in its neuter form, named for fruits notably larger than those of its close relatives.”