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syncarp
[ sin-kahrp ]
/ ˈsɪn kɑrp /
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noun Botany.
an aggregate fruit.
a collective fruit.
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Origin of syncarp
Words nearby syncarp
synaxarium, synaxary, synaxis, sync, syncanthus, syncarp, syncarpous, syncategorematic, syncephalus, sync-generator, syncheilia
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How to use syncarp in a sentence
It sometimes happens that the ovaries of two flowers unite so as to form a double fruit (syncarp).
British Dictionary definitions for syncarp
syncarp
/ (ˈsɪnkɑːp) /
noun
botany a fleshy multiple fruit, formed from two or more carpels of one flower or the aggregated fruits of several flowers
Word Origin for syncarp
C19: from New Latin syncarpium, from syn- + Greek karpos fruit
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Scientific definitions for syncarp
syncarp
[ sĭn′kärp′ ]
A fleshy compound fruit composed either of the fruits of several flowers, as in the pineapple and mulberry, or of several carpels of a single flower, as in the magnolia and raspberry.
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