etaerio

British

/ ɛˈtɪərɪəʊ /

noun

an aggregate fruit, as one consisting of drupes (raspberry) or achenes (traveller's joy)

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Etymology

Origin of etaerio

C19: from French etairion, from Greek hetaireia association

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etaerio

In the raspberry and bramble several small drupes or drupels are aggregated so as to constitute an etaerio.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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