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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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(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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