pseudocarp

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Noun pseudocarp has 1 sense

accessory fruit, pseudocarp - fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
--₁ is a kind of fruit

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Pseudocarp

Definition:

A pseudocarp is a fruit-like structure that develops from the surrounding tissues other than the ovary of a flower.

Examples:

The strawberry is not a true berry but a pseudocarp, with the edible part formed by the enlarged receptacle.
A pineapple is a compound fruit and its pseudocarp is made up of many individual berries fused together.
The fig fruit is actually an inverted flower with a pseudocarp enclosing the tiny flowers inside.

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