mericarp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mericarp
1825–35; meri- (combining form of Greek merís part, portion) + -carp
Example Sentences
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Mericarp, mer′i-karp, n. one carpel or part of the fruit of an umbelliferous plant.
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Each of these is a Mericarp or Hemicarp, names seldom used.
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Mericarp, one carpel of the fruit of an Umbelliferous plant, 121.
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The posters were iterations of a mysterious announcement and summons, which began with the august words: "By Order of the Trustees of the late William Clews Mericarp, Esq."
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Constance was shocked, though she had never seen Mericarp.
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