The fruit is a carpophore and has up to 5 drupaceous mericarps.
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Consequently the carpophores of the " Volvaria " were held in great awe by the neighbors, and soon came to be referred to as the " ghost mushroom ".
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A mericarp is a portion of the fruit that separates from the ovary to form a distinct locule unit which encloses the seed, usually-nut-like, as in Apiaceae in which the mericarps are joined by a stalk ( carpophore ).
परिभाषा
a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel