noun
- a dry fruit that splits into two or more one-seeded parts at maturity
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The maple tree produces a schizocarp that splits into two winged seeds.
- Carrots and parsley develop schizocarps as their fruit type.
- Each half of the schizocarp contains a single seed.
- The botanist identified the plant by examining its schizocarp structure.
- When ripe, the schizocarp separates along natural lines of weakness.
- Many plants in the carrot family produce schizocarps.