noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An accessory fruit.
2. 2
   fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

accessory fruitaccessory fruitfalse fruitpseudocarpiumpseudofruit

Etymology

From pseudo- + -carp.

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