Definition of Mericarp. Meaning of Mericarp. Synonyms of Mericarp

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Mericarp. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Mericarp and, of course, Mericarp synonyms and on the right images related to the word Mericarp.

Definition of Mericarp

Mericarp
Mericarp Mer"i*carp, n. [Gr. ? a part + ? fruit.] (Bot.) One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp.

Meaning of Mericarp from wikipedia

- into mericarps. There are different definitions: Any dry fruit composed of multiple carpels that separate. Under this definition the mericarps can contain...
- globular, correspond to the number of carpels. A schizocarpic mericarp, seed 1 in each mericarp. I) Reticulate venation. II) Flower pentamerous. I) Petals...
- Apiaceae, such as Heracleum sphondylium, have heart-shaped indehiscent mericarps (a type of fruit). Contemporary writings help tie silphium to ****uality...
- usually-nut-like, as in Apiaceae in which the mericarps are joined by a stalk (carpop****). Thus a schizocarp of mericarps is a structure in which the carpels of...
- which splits into two single-seeded mericarps, revealing a stalk (the carpop****) that runs between them. Each mericarp has 3 ridges and numerous vittae...
- develops is a schizocarp consisting of two mericarps; each mericarp is a true seed. The paired mericarps are easily separated when they are dry. Premature...
- garlands found in the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun (died 1323 BC), and celery mericarps dated to the seventh century BC were recovered in the Heraion of Samos...
- carpel but breaking apart into individual carpels (mericarp) when ripe. For illustration, see mericarp scion The aerial part of a graft combination, induced...
- carpospore, cystocarp, dipterocarp, endocarp, epicarp, exocarp, Karpos, mericarp, mesocarp, monocarpic, pericarp, polycarpic, procarp, pseudocarp carp-...
- spines, as well as protective hairs surrounding it. The fruit has two mericarps, or bicarpellate. The endosperm of the fruit grows before the embryo....