schizocarp

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noun

A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity

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Meanings

nounschizocarp (plural schizocarps)

plural schizocarps

  1. biologyA dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eremocarp

Origin

From schizo- + -carp.

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Translations

Dutch splitvrucht
  • splitvruchtdry fruit
Finnish lohkohedelmä
  • lohkohedelmädry fruit
French schizocarpe, cénocarpe
  • schizocarpedry fruit
  • cénocarpedry fruit
German Spaltfrucht
  • Spaltfruchtdry fruit
Hungarian ikerkaszat
  • ikerkaszatdry fruit
Italian schizocarpo
  • schizocarpodry fruit
Polish rozłupnia
  • rozłupniadry fruit
Portuguese esquízocarpo
  • esquízocarpodry fruit
Spanish esquizocarpo
  • esquizocarpodry fruit
Swedish klyvfrukt
  • klyvfruktdry fruit
Welsh sgitsocarp
  • sgitsocarpdry fruit
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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