SYNCARP

Etymology

Noun

syncarp (plural syncarps)

(botany) A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.

(botany) A similar multiple fruit, such as a mulberry.

Source: Wiktionary


Syn"carp, n. Etym: [NL. syncarpium. See Syncarpous.] (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia; also, a similar multiple fruit, as a mulberry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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