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syncarp

American

[sin-kahrp] / ˈsɪn kɑrp /

noun

Botany.

an aggregate fruit.
a collective fruit.

syncarp British

/ ˈsɪnkɑːp /

noun

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

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syncarp Scientific

/ 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.

Etymology

Origin of syncarp

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

Example Sentences

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A tree 30–50° high; leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, pointed, mostly rounded at base, green and shining; syncarp globose, yellowish green, 2–3´ in diameter.—E.

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