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schizocarp
CIDE DICTIONARY
schizocarp, n. [Schizo- + Gr. fruit.].
A dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one-seeded portions. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
schizocarp, n. Bot. any of a group of dry fruits that split into single-seeded parts when ripe.
Derivative
schizocarpic adj. schizocarpous adj.
Etymology
Gk skhizo to split + karpos fruit
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