schizocarpous
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schizocarpous — schizo·car·pous … English syllables
schizocarpous — adjective see schizocarp * * * schizocarˈpous or schizocarˈpic adjective (botany) • • • Main Entry: ↑schizo … Useful english dictionary
schizocarp — schizocarpous, schizocarpic, adj. /skiz euh kahrp , skit seuh /, n. Bot. a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one seeded carpels. [1865 70; SCHIZO + CARP] * * * … Universalium
Bombacoideae — taxobox name = Malvoideae image caption = Cortex of Ceiba pentandra , a member of Bombacoideae regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia
schizocarpic — See schizocarpous. * * * … Universalium
mericarp — /ˈmɛrikap/ (say mereekahp) noun a single seeded portion of a schizocarpous fruit, as in umbelliferous plants. {French méricarpe} …
schizocarp — /ˈskɪtsoʊkap/ (say skitsohkahp) noun a dry fruit which at maturity splits into two or more one seeded indehiscent carpels. {schizo + carp} –schizocarpous /ˌskɪtsoʊˈkapəs/ (say .skitsoh kahpuhs), adjective …
schizocarp — n. compound fruit splitting into several one seeded ones. ♦ schizocarpic, ♦ schizocarpous, a. ♦ schizogenesis, ♦ schizogony, n. reproduction by division. ♦ schizoid, a. pertaining to, like or suffering from schizophrenia. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
schizocarp — [skiz′ə kärp΄, skit′səkärp΄] n. [ SCHIZO + CARP] Bot. a dry fruit, as of the maple, that splits at maturity into two or more one seeded carpels which remain closed schizocarpous [skiz′əkär′pəs] adj. schizocarpic [skiz′əkär′pik] … English World dictionary
schizocarp — n. Bot. any of a group of dry fruits that split into single seeded parts when ripe. Derivatives: schizocarpic adj. schizocarpous adj. Etymology: Gk skhizo to split + karpos fruit … Useful english dictionary
