Schizocarp
noun, Botany.
1.
a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
noun
1.
(botany) a dry fruit that splits into two or more one-seeded portions at maturity
schizocarp
(skĭz’ə-kärp’, skĭt’sə-)
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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