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mericarp

[ mer-i-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. one of the carpels of a schizocarp.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mericarp1

1825–35; meri- (combining form of Greek merís part, portion) + -carp

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Example Sentences

Mericarp, mer′i-karp, n. one carpel or part of the fruit of an umbelliferous plant.

Mericarp, one carpel of the fruit of an Umbelliferous plant, 121.

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