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Mericarp — Mer i*carp, n. [Gr. me ros a part + karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See {Cremocarp}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mericarp — /mer i kahrp /, n. Bot. one of the carpels of a schizocarp. [1825 35; meri (comb. form of Gk merís part, portion) + CARP] * * * … Universalium
mericarp — mer·i·carp … English syllables
mericarp — /ˈmɛrikap/ (say mereekahp) noun a single seeded portion of a schizocarpous fruit, as in umbelliferous plants. {French méricarpe} …
mericarp — noun a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity • Hypernyms: ↑carpel … Useful english dictionary
Schizocarp — Indehiscent (remaining closed) mericarp of Malva moschata A schizocarp is a dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels. When mature it splits up into mericarps. Mericarps are often 1 seeded as in, for example, Malva, Malvastrum, and Sida. In… … Wikipedia
Coccus — For the genus of scale insects, see Coccus (insect) … Wikipedia
Pachypodium brevicaule — NOTOC Taxobox name = Pachypodium brevicaule image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae genus = Pachypodium species = P. brevicaule binomial = Pachypodium… … Wikipedia
Malva moschata — Flowers Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Carrot — This article is about the cultivated vegetable. For other uses, see Carrot (disambiguation). Carrot … Wikipedia
