Definition
One half of a fruit that splits into two similar parts, like a walnut or sunflower seed.
Etymology
From Greek 'hemi-' (half) + 'karpos' (fruit). In botany, this term specifically refers to the two halves of a schizocarp, a type of dry fruit that naturally separates into single-seeded pieces.
Kelly Says
When you split open a sunflower seed pod, you're literally holding a hemicarp in each hand—the scientific name is just the botanical way of saying 'half a fruit'!
Translations
ARالعربية
نصف ثمرة
nisf-thum-rah
BNবাংলা
আধা ফল
aadha phal
CACatalà
hemicarp
he-mi-karp
CSČeština
poloviká ovoce
po-lo-vi-ka ovo-ce
DADansk
halvfrugt
halv-frugt
DEDeutsch
Hemikarp
he-mi-karp
ELΕλληνικά
ημίκαρπος
e-mi-kar-pos
ESEspañol
hemicarpa
he-mi-kar-pa
FAفارسی
نیمه میوه
ne-me mi-veh
FISuomi
puolihedelmä
puoli-he-del-mä
FRFrançais
hémicarpe
e-mi-karp
HEעברית
חצי פירות
chatz-pe-rot
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध फल
ardh phal
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah buah
se-tan-gah buah
ITItaliano
hemicarpo
he-mi-kar-po
KKKK
жартық mey
jar-tyq mey
KMKM
ផ្លែទាំងនោះ
phl-ae-teang-no-h
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh buah
se-pa-ruh buah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လွှမ်း အသီး
kye-le-shwe-ng a-thee
NLNederlands
hemicarp
he-mi-karp
NONorsk
halvfrukt
halv-frukt
PLPolski
pół owoc
pol ow-ot
PTPortuguês
hemicarpa
he-mi-kar-pa
RORomână
hemicarp
he-mi-karp
RUРусский
полуплод
pol-u-plod
SVSvenska
halvfrukt
halv-frukt
SWKiswahili
nusu ya matunda
nu-su ya ma-tun-da
TAதமிழ்
அரை பழம்
arai pa-lam
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధ పండు
aar-dha pan-du
TLTL
kalahating bunga
ka-la-hat-ing bun-ga
TRTürkçe
yarım meyve
yarim mey-ve
UKУкраїнська
півплід
piv-plod
URاردو
ع半 ثمرہ
e-na-n thum-rah
VITiếng Việt
nửa quả
nua qua
YOYO
ẹ̀kan ọ̀rọ̀
e-kan or-o
ZUZU
ingci yena
ing-ci ye-na