syncarp
[ sin-kahrp ]
/ ˈsɪn kɑrp /
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noun Botany.
an aggregate fruit.
a collective fruit.
Nearby words
- synaxes,
- synaxis,
- sync,
- sync-generator,
- syncanthus,
- syncarpous,
- syncarpy,
- syncategorematic,
- syncephalus,
- synch
Origin of syncarp
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It sometimes happens that the ovaries of two flowers unite so as to form a double fruit (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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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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