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syncarp
[ sin-kahrp ]
noun
, Botany.
- an aggregate fruit.
- a collective fruit.
syncarp
/ ˈsɪnkɑːp /
noun
- botany a fleshy multiple fruit, formed from two or more carpels of one flower or the aggregated fruits of several flowers
syncarp
/ 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of syncarp1
1820–30; < New Latin syncarpium, equivalent to syncarp ( us ) syncarpous + -ium -ium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of syncarp1
C19: from New Latin syncarpium, from syn- + Greek karpos fruit
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Example Sentences
It sometimes happens that the ovaries of two flowers unite so as to form a double fruit (syncarp).
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