mericarp

[ mer-i-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.

1. one of the carpels of a schizocarp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mericarp¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg