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syncarp
[ sin-kahrp ]
noun
Botany.
- an aggregate fruit.
- a collective fruit.
syncarp
/ ˈ²õɪ²Ô°ìɑ˱è /
noun
- botany a fleshy multiple fruit, formed from two or more carpels of one flower or the aggregated fruits of several flowers
syncarp
/ ²õIJÔ′°ìä°ù±è′ /
- 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of syncarp1
1820–30; < New Latin syncarpium, equivalent to syncarp ( us ) syncarpous + -ium -ium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of syncarp1
C19: from New Latin syncarpium, from syn- + Greek karpos fruit
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A tree 30–50° high; leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, pointed, mostly rounded at base, green and shining; syncarp globose, yellowish green, 2–3´ in diameter.—E.
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