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SAMARE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

A samara is a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit and indehiscent (not opening along a seam). The shape of a samara enables the wind to carry the seed away from the parent tree.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Fruit sec indéhiscent ailé contenant une seule graine (rarement deux).

OBS

Fruit de l'érable, de l'orme et du hêtre, entre autres.

Spanish

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