˜yÐÄvlog

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mericarp

[ mer-i-kahrp ]

noun

Botany.
  1. one of the carpels of a schizocarp.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mericarp1

1825–35; meri- (combining form of Greek ³¾±ð°ùí²õ part, portion) + -carp
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Example Sentences

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Mericarp, mer′i-karp, n. one carpel or part of the fruit of an umbelliferous plant.

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Each of these is a Mericarp or Hemicarp, names seldom used.

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Mericarp, one carpel of the fruit of an Umbelliferous plant, 121.

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The posters were iterations of a mysterious announcement and summons, which began with the august words: "By Order of the Trustees of the late William Clews Mericarp, Esq."

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Constance was shocked, though she had never seen Mericarp.

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