| **** M **** Membranous: thin, dry, flexible not green. Mericarp : seeded portion, split off from a synocarpous ovary at maturity Monocarpic : fruiting once after 2-3 years, then dying. Mucronate : provided with a short narrow point Multifid : 2-5 pinnatifid |
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