schizocarp
IPA: ʃɪzʌkˈɑrp
noun
- (botany) A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity
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Examples of "schizocarp" in Sentences
- In some, the schizocarp breaks up explosively.
- The fruit is usually a schizocarp, sometimes a drupe.
- Most often a loculicidal capsule, a schizocarp or nut.
- The fruits are schizocarp, which are flat and wide with lateral wings.
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