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Definition of: schizocarp
(skiz′ə·kärp) noun Bot.
A split fruit; a pericarp splitting at maturity into two or more one-seeded indehiscent portions. Compare illustration under FRUIT.
—schiz′o·car′·pous, schiz′o·car′pic adjective
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