| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| RIPEST | At the peak of maturity |
| RIPEST | At the peak of maturity, as an apple |
| indehiscence | the state of being indehiscent, not splitting open at maturity |
| indehiscences | INDEHISCENCE, the state of being indehiscent, not splitting open at maturity |
| regmata | dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity |
| regma | dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity |
| loment | a dry indehiscent fruit (as of tick trefoil) that is a modified legume having constrictions between the seeds and that breaks into one-seeded segments at maturity |
