Definition
A fruit or seed pod that develops inside a closed structure and doesn't open naturally to release its seeds.
Etymology
From Greek 'kleistos' (closed) and 'karpos' (fruit), literally meaning 'closed fruit.' Used in botany to describe fruits with sealed development.
Kelly Says
Some plants literally trap their seeds inside closed capsules that never open—their strategy is to let the whole fruit decay or be eaten rather than actively disperse seeds, which is surprisingly effective in certain environments.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
ARالعربية
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
BNবাংলা
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
CACatalà
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
CSČeština
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
DADansk
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
DEDeutsch
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
ELΕλληνικά
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
ESEspañol
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
FAفارسی
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
FISuomi
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
FRFrançais
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
GUGU
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
HAHA
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
HEעברית
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
HIहिन्दी
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
HUMagyar
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
IDBahasa Indonesia
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
IGIG
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
ITItaliano
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
JA日本語
clistocarp
kurisutokarpu
KKKK
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
KMKM
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
KO한국어
clistocarp
kurisutokarpu
MRMR
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
MSBahasa Melayu
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
MYမြန်မာ
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
NLNederlands
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
NONorsk
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
PAPA
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
PLPolski
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
PTPortuguês
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
RORomână
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
RUРусский
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
SVSvenska
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
SWKiswahili
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
TAதமிழ்
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
TEతెలుగు
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
THไทย
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
TLTL
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
TRTürkçe
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
UKУкраїнська
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
URاردو
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
VITiếng Việt
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
YOYO
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp
ZH中文
clistocarp
kè lì sī tòu kā p
ZUZU
clistocarp
kli-stoh-karp