Capsule

  • Title

    Capsule

  • Definition

    A dry, dehiscent fruit that develops from a syncarpous ovary; it can open in the middle of the locules (loculicidal), along the septa (septicidal), or around the circumference (circumscissile).

  • Related Terms

    Poricidal dehiscence

    Septicidal capsule

    Loculicidal capsule

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