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n.a false fruit formed by a fused cluster of the ovaries of several flowers, as a pineapple or mulberry
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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
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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
multiple fruit — noun A fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower, as for instance, a pineapple … Wiktionary
multiple fruit — noun Botany a fruit formed from carpels derived from several flowers, such as a pineapple … English new terms dictionary
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Fruit salad tree — A fruit salad tree is a plant that produces a variety of fruits on one tree. To create this tree, multiple cultivars of various fruits are grafted to a single rootstock. Fruit salad trees can simultaneously grow a number of fruits from multiple… … Wikipedia
