What's the difference between mericarp and schizocarp?
Mericarp
Definition:
(n.) One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp.
Example Sentences:
(1) In maturing seeds, the EP2 gene is expressed in the outer epidermis of the integument, the seed coat, and the pericarp epidermis, as well as transiently in between both mericarps.
(2) We have applied 3D-CSI methods to the study of a plant system, (dried fennel mericarps) previously studied by 2D-CSI techniques, obtaining images with in-plane resolution down to 30 microns and special resolution of 0.4 ppm.
(3) Xylem, amyloplasts, and high tannin containing tissues, such as mericarp walls, were also readily differentiated.
Schizocarp
Definition:
(n.) A dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one-seeded portions.