mericarp
/ˈmɛrɪkɑrp/
noun
- One of the two or more single-seeded segments that split apart from a fruit when it is ripe, especially in plants of the carrot or parsley family.
- Botany students examined the mericarp under a microscope to see its tiny ridges.
- When the carrot fruit dries, it splits into two mericarps, each containing one seed.
- The gardener collected the mericarps from the dill plant to save seeds for next year.