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mericarp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An individual carpel of a schizocarp, having a single seed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: carpel

History

Etymology

From mero- + -carp.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hedelmys — an individual carpel of a schizocarp
  • Italian: mericarpo — an individual carpel of a schizocarp
  • Polish: rozłupka — an individual carpel of a schizocarp
  • Polish: rozłupki — an individual carpel of a schizocarp
  • Spanish: mericarpo — an individual carpel of a schizocarp