catapult fruit

noun

A fruit that disperses seeds or segments by the elasticity of the peduncle.

Meanings

nouncatapult fruit (plural catapult fruits)

plural catapult fruits

  1. biologyA fruit that disperses seeds or segments by the elasticity of the peduncle.
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