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Collective fruit — Collective Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collective fruit — noun (botany) A multiple fruit, one derived from several flowers, eg fig, mulberry • • • Main Entry: ↑collect * * * collective fruit, a fruit composed of a cluster of ripened ovaries produced by several flowers, such as the mulberry and… … Useful english dictionary
collective fruit — n. MULTIPLE FRUIT … English World dictionary
Collective — Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing consequences; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
multiple fruit — Collective Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collective — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole < flock is a collective word > 2. a. formed by collecting ; aggregated b. of a fruit multiple 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
collective — /kəˈlɛktɪv / (say kuh lektiv) adjective 1. formed by collection. 2. forming a collection or aggregate; aggregate; combined. 3. relating to a group of individuals taken together. 4. (of a fruit) formed by the coalescence of the pistils of several… …
collective farm — Synonyms and related words: arable land, barnyard, barton, cattle ranch, chicken farm, collectivism, collectivity, collegiality, common ownership, communal effort, communion, communism, community, cooperation, cooperative society, cotton… … Moby Thesaurus
compound fruit — compound fruit, = collective fruit. (Cf. ↑collective fruit) … Useful english dictionary
Strange Fruit (club) — Strange Fruit is an indie club night that started in Oxford, United Kingdom in November 1998, moved to London in November 2000. It ran until ending on its fifth birthday in November 2003. During the five years the club was in existence it evolved … Wikipedia
