schizocarp

[ skiz-uh-kahrp, skit-suh- ]
/ ˈskɪz əˌkɑrp, ˈskɪt sə- /

noun Botany.

a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.

Origin of schizocarp

First recorded in 1865–70; schizo- + -carp

OTHER WORDS FROM schizocarp

schiz·o·car·pous, schiz·o·car·pic, adjective

Words nearby schizocarp

schizo, schizo-, schizoaffective, schizoaffective disorder, schizoaffective psychosis, schizocarp, schizogamy, schizogenesis, schizogenetic, schizogenous, schizogonous

British Dictionary definitions for schizocarp

schizocarp
/ (ˈskɪzəˌkɑːp) /

noun

botany a dry fruit that splits into two or more one-seeded portions at maturity

Derived forms of schizocarp

schizocarpous or schizocarpic, adjective

Scientific definitions for schizocarp

schizocarp
[ skĭz′ə-kärp′, skĭt′sə- ]

A dry fruit that splits at maturity into two or more closed, one-seeded parts, as in the carrot or mallow.