Definition of Mericarp. Meaning of Mericarp. Synonyms of Mericarp

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Definition of Mericarp

Mericarp
Mericarp Mer"i*carp, n. [Gr. ? a part + ? fruit.] (Bot.) One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp.

Meaning of Mericarp from wikipedia

- into mericarps. There are different definitions: Any dry fruit composed of multiple carpels that separate. Under this definition the mericarps can contain...
- globular, correspond to the number of carpels. A schizocarpic mericarp, seed 1 in each mericarp. I) Reticulate venation. II) Flower pentamerous. I) Petals...
- Apiaceae, such as Heracleum sphondylium, have heart-shaped indehiscent mericarps (a type of fruit). Contemporary writings help tie silphium to ****uality...
- usually-nut-like, as in Apiaceae in which the mericarps are joined by a stalk (carpop****). Thus a schizocarp of mericarps is a structure in which the carpels of...
- which splits into two single-seeded mericarps, revealing a stalk (the carpop****) that runs between them. Each mericarp has 3 ridges and numerous vittae...
- develops is a schizocarp consisting of two mericarps; each mericarp is a true seed. The paired mericarps are easily separated when they are dry. Premature...
- carpel but breaking apart into individual carpels (mericarp) when ripe. For illustration, see mericarp scion The aerial part of a graft combination, induced...
- Mericarps of H. mantegazzianum...
- spines, as well as protective hairs surrounding it. The fruit has two mericarps, or bicarpellate. The endosperm of the fruit grows before the embryo....
- found in the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun (died 1323 BCE), and celery mericarps dated to the seventh century BCE were recovered in the Heraion of Samos...