SCHIZOCARP

schizocarp

(noun) a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

schizocarp (plural schizocarps)

(botany) A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity

Meronyms

• mericarp

Source: Wiktionary


Schiz"o*carp, n. Etym: [Schizo- + Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one- seeded portions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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