noun
- dry fruits that split into separate one-seeded parts at maturity
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The maple tree produces schizocarps that split into winged seeds.
- Botanists studied the schizocarps of various plant species.
- Each schizocarp contains a single seed protected by a hard shell.
- The schizocarps separated naturally when the fruit ripened.
- Students examined schizocarps under microscopes in botany class.