In botany, a follicle is a dry unilocular many-seeded fruit formed from one carpel and dehiscing by the ventral suture in order to release seeds, such as in larkspur, magnolia, banksia, peony and milkweed.
In botany, a follicle is a dry unilocular many-seeded fruit formed from one carpel. It is usually defined as dehiscing by the ventral suture in order to release seeds, for example in larkspur, magnolia, banksia, peony and milkweed.