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In the medlar the core (or true pericarp) is of a stony hardness, while the outer succulent covering is open at the summit.
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Dehiscent—the pericarp splits to allow the escape of the seeds—generally many-seeded.
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Pericarp generally differentiated into distinct layers, one of which is succulent or fibrous.
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In an orthotropal seed attached to the base of the pericarp it is superior, as also in a suspended anatropal seed.
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Pericarp woody, dehiscent at the tip by 2–4 valves; contains 1–4 seeds, slightly orbiculate, coriaceous.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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