syncarp
[ sin-kahrp ]
/ ˈsɪn kɑrp /
noun Botany.
an aggregate fruit.
a collective fruit.
Origin of syncarp
Words nearby syncarp
synaxary,
synaxis,
sync,
sync-generator,
syncanthus,
syncarp,
syncarpous,
syncategorematic,
syncephalus,
syncheilia,
syncheiria
Example sentences from the Web for syncarp
It sometimes happens that the ovaries of two flowers unite so as to form a double fruit (syncarp).
British Dictionary definitions for syncarp
syncarp
/ (ˈsɪnkɑːp) /
noun
botany
a fleshy multiple fruit, formed from two or more carpels of one flower or the aggregated fruits of several flowers
Word Origin for syncarp
C19: from New Latin
syncarpium, from
syn- + Greek
karpos fruit
Scientific definitions for syncarp
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.