syncarp

[ sin-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.

1. an aggregate fruit.
2. a collective fruit.

syncarp

/ ˈsɪnkɑːp /

noun

1. botany a fleshy multiple fruit, formed from two or more carpels of one flower or the aggregated fruits of several flowers

syncarp

/ sĭn′kärp′ /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of syncarp¹

1820–30; < New Latin syncarpium, equivalent to syncarp ( us ) syncarpous + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of syncarp¹

C19: from New Latin syncarpium, from syn- + Greek karpos fruit

Example Sentences

It sometimes happens that the ovaries of two flowers unite so as to form a double fruit (syncarp).

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