sorosis

[ suh-roh-sis ]

/ səˈroʊ sɪs /

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noun, plural so·ro·ses

[suh-roh-seez]. /səˈroʊ siz/. Botany.

a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.

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Origin of sorosis

1825–35; <New Latin, equivalent to Greek sōr(ós) heap + New Latin -ōsis-osis

Words nearby sorosis

sororate, sororicide, sorority, sorority house, sorosilicate, sorosis, sorption, sorrel, sorrel salt, sorrel tree, Sorrentino

Other definitions for sorosis (2 of 2)

sorosis²

[ suh-roh-sis ]

/ səˈroʊ sɪs /

noun, plural so·ro·ses

[suh-roh-seez], /səˈroʊ siz/, so·ro·sis·es.

a women's society or club.

Origin of sorosis

After the name of a club established in 1868; based on Latin sororsister

How to use sorosis in a sentence

He'd have been all right if he'd been a girl—or married to a president of Sorosis, or a daughter of the Present Revolution!
Her Own Way|Clyde Fitch
We knew that he disliked women in every form, Sorosis and Anti-Sorosis, bitter and sweet alike.
Buffalo Land|W. E. Webb
The members of Sorosis, when in session, are well-bred, if not always clear-headed and reasonable.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
One lady, (a member of Sorosis, we believe,) said that she thought it tasted like a pear.
Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870|Various

Once a year the ladies of Sorosis give a banquet, to which gentlemen, as well as ladies, are invited.
Jonathan and His Continent|Max O'Rell

British Dictionary definitions for sorosis

sorosis

/ (səˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

a fleshy multiple fruit, such as that of the pineapple and mulberry, formed from flowers that are crowded together on a fleshy stem

Word Origin for sorosis

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sōros a heap

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