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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
/ ĭ′ə-ä′,ĭ′ə- /
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˌˈdzܲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- o·pdzܲ o·p adjective
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yvlog 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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