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schizocarp

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity

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 dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit

History

Etymology

From schizo- + -carp.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: splitvrucht — dry fruit
  • Finnish: lohkohedelmä — dry fruit
  • French: schizocarpe — dry fruit
  • French: cénocarpe — dry fruit
  • German: Spaltfrucht — dry fruit
  • Hungarian: ikerkaszat — dry fruit
  • Italian: schizocarpo — dry fruit
  • Polish: rozłupnia — dry fruit
  • Portuguese: esquízocarpo — dry fruit
  • Spanish: esquizocarpo — dry fruit
  • Swedish: klyvfrukt — dry fruit
  • Welsh: sgitsocarp — dry fruit