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schizocarp
[skiz-uh-kahrp, skit-suh-]
noun
Botany.
a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
schizocarp
/ ˈɪəˌɑː /
noun
botany a dry fruit that splits into two or more one-seeded portions at maturity
schizocarp
A dry fruit that splits at maturity into two or more closed, one-seeded parts, as in the carrot or mallow.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- schizocarpous adjective
- schizocarpic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of schizocarp1
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Schizocarp, skiz′ō-k�rp, n. a dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one-seeded portions.—adj.
From
Achene; caryopsis; cypsela; nut; schizocarp. ii.
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