Cremocarp

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cremocarp \Crem"o*carp\ (kr[e^]m"[-o]*k[aum]rp or
     kr[=e]"m[-o]-), n. [Gr. kremanny`nai to hang + karpo`s
     fruit.] (Bot.)
     The peculiar fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, and the like,
     consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting
     axis.


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