syncarp

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Noun syncarp has 1 sense

aggregate fruit, multiple fruit, syncarp - fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
--₁ is a kind of fruit
--₁ has particulars: syconium

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Syncarp

Definition:

A syncarp is a botanical term used to describe a multiple fruit formed from several fused carpels that share a common ovary.

Usage:

Noun - Botany:

In botany, syncarp refers to a type of fruit formed by the fusion of multiple carpels.

Example: The pineapple is a syncarp, as it is formed by the fusion of several flowers' ovaries.

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