one segment of a fruit (a schizocarp) that splits at maturity into units derived from the individual carpels, or a carpel, usually 1-seeded, released by the break-up at maturity of a fruit formed from 2 or more joined carpels. Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms
a 1-seeded portion of an initially syncarpous fruit which splits apart at maturity, e.g. in the Apiaceae. Sometimes called a coccus, q.v. Found on http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/help/glossary
<plant biology> One segment of a fruit that breaks at maturity into units derived from the individual carpels. ... Compare: schizocarp. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Mer'i·carp noun [ Greek me`ros a part + karpo`s fruit.] (Botany) One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/50