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Definition of Mericarps

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

Meaning of Mericarps from wikipedia

- into mericarps. There are different definitions: Any dry fruit composed of multiple carpels that separate. Under this definition the mericarps can contain...
- 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...
- coriander has an extremely hard fruit coat. In Israel, fifteen desiccated mericarps were found in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B level (six to eight thousand...
- Apiaceae, such as Heracleum sphondylium, have heart-shaped indehiscent mericarps (a type of fruit). Contemporary writings help tie silphium to ****uality...
- Mericarps of H. mantegazzianum...
- 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...
- which splits into two single-seeded mericarps, revealing a stalk (the carpop****) that runs between them. Each mericarp has 3 ridges and numerous vittae...
- schizocarp, about 1 cm in diameter, which splits into about 20 kidney-shaped mericarps (seeds) about 2 mm long. The common mallow is frequently called "marsh...
- schizocarp consisting of two fused carpels that separate at maturity into two mericarps, each containing a single seed. The fruits of many species are dis****d...
- spines, as well as protective hairs surrounding it. The fruit has two mericarps, or bicarpellate. The endosperm of the fruit grows before the embryo....