A schizocarp / ˈskɪzəkɑːrp / is a dry fruit that, when mature, splits up into mericarps. There are different definitions: Dehiscent (splitting open to release the seed), for example members of the genus …

Schizocarp, from the Greek words skhizo meaning “division or split” and karpos meaning “ fruit,” is a typically indehiscent fruit in which each carpel in a compound ovary separates at maturity mostly into …

Aug 22, 2025 · A schizocarp is a type of dry fruit that develops from a single ovary and, when it matures, it breaks apart into smaller one-seeded segments known as mericarps.

Nov 11, 2025 · Other articles where schizocarp is discussed: angiosperm: Fruits: Schizocarps are fruits in which each carpel of a compound ovary splits apart to form two or more parts, each with a single …

A schizocarp is a dry, indehiscent fruit derived from a compound (syncarpous) gynoecium in flowering plants, which at maturity splits along the septa into two or more separate, one-seeded units known …

The fruit is a schizocarp, splitting when mature into two single-seeded mericarps, remaining attached by a filament called the carpophore. Mericarps are the agricultural seed of celery.

Jun 14, 2018 · A schizocarp is a type of dry fruit that splits into single-seeded parts, called mericarps, when ripe. Each mericarp is made from its own carpel. [A carpel is the female reproductive parts of a …