syncarp


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syn·carp

 (sĭn′kärp′)
n.
A fleshy aggregate fruit such as a pineapple or mulberry.
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syncarp

(ˈsɪnkɑːp)
n
(Botany) botany a fleshy multiple fruit, formed from two or more carpels of one flower or the aggregated fruits of several flowers
[C19: from New Latin syncarpium, from syn- + Greek karpos fruit]
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Noun1.syncarp - fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberrysyncarp - fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
syconium - the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets
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The fruit is a round, ovoid, spherical, or cordiform syncarp, 5 to 10 cm in diameter.