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regmacarps

regmacarps is the plural of regmacarp.

Meaning of regmacarp

Noun

regmacarp (plural regmacarps)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A fruit which, when mature, splits open to release its seeds; a dehiscent fruit.
    • Taking the word Schizocarp as a type, I venture to suggest the term Achænocarp for the group of Achænes as used by Dr. [Alexander] Dickson, thus avoiding all confusion, and allowing the term Achæne to remain in its restricted sense. Regmacarp I would apply to the group of capsules, using the term...1871 October 12, W[illiam] R[amsay] McNab, “Remarks on the Classification of Fruits”, in Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, volume IV, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC...

Questions about regmacarps

What is regmacarps the plural of?
Regmacarps is the plural of regmacarp.

Words near regmacarps in the dictionary

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  3. reglycosylation
  4. regma
  5. regmacarp
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  7. regmaglypt
  8. regmaglypted
  9. regmaglyptic
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