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Syncarp — Syn carp, n. [NL. syncarpium. See {Syncarpous}.] (Bot.) A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia; also, a similar multiple fruit, as a mulberry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
syncarp — /ˈsɪnkap/ (say sinkahp) noun Botany 1. an aggregate fruit. 2. a collective fruit. {New Latin syncarpium, from Greek syn syn + karpion, diminutive of karpos fruit} …
syncarp — n. a compound fruit from a flower with several carpels, e.g. a blackberry. Etymology: SYN + Gk karpos fruit … Useful english dictionary
aggregate fruit — noun fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple • Syn: ↑multiple fruit, ↑syncarp • Derivationally related forms: ↑syncarpous (for:… … Useful english dictionary
multiple fruit — noun fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple • Syn: ↑aggregate fruit, ↑syncarp • Derivationally related forms: ↑syncarpous (for:… … Useful english dictionary
Syncarpia — Syncarpium Syn*car pi*um, n.; pl. {Syncarpia}. [NL.] (Bot.) Same as {Syncarp}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Syncarpium — Syn*car pi*um, n.; pl. {Syncarpia}. [NL.] (Bot.) Same as {Syncarp}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Osage-orange — Taxobox image width = 250px image caption = Osage orange foliage and fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Moraceae genus = Maclura species = M. pomifera binomial = Maclura pomifera… … Wikipedia
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