sorosis

¹

[ suh-roh-sis ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural so·ro·ses [s, uh, -, roh, -seez].

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

sorosis

²

[ suh-roh-sis ]

noun

, plural so·ro·ses [s, uh, -, roh, -seez], so·ro·sis·es.

1. a women's society or club.

sorosis

/ səˈrəʊsɪs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorosis¹

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

Origin of sorosis²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorosis¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sōros a heap

Example Sentences

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!

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We knew that he disliked women in every form, Sorosis and Anti-Sorosis, bitter and sweet alike.

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The members of Sorosis, when in session, are well-bred, if not always clear-headed and reasonable.

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One lady, (a member of Sorosis, we believe,) said that she thought it tasted like a pear.

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Once a year the ladies of Sorosis give a banquet, to which gentlemen, as well as ladies, are invited.

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