mericarp

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noun

An individual carpel of a schizocarp, having a single seed

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Meanings

nounmericarp (plural mericarps)

plural mericarps

  1. biologyAn individual carpel of a schizocarp, having a single seed

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mericarpium

Origin

From mero- + -carp.

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Translations

Finnish hedelmys
  • hedelmysan individual carpel of a schizocarp
Italian mericarpo
  • mericarpoan individual carpel of a schizocarp
Polish rozłupka, rozłupki
  • rozłupkaan individual carpel of a schizocarp
  • rozłupkian individual carpel of a schizocarp
Spanish mericarpo
  • mericarpoan individual carpel of a schizocarp
Cite this entry
APA

mericarp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mericarp

MLA

“mericarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mericarp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mericarp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mericarp.

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