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Meaning of PSEUDOCARP

Pronunciation:  'soodu`kârp

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
 
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 Synonyms: accessory fruit
 
 See Also: fruit

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pseu"do*carp\, n. [Pseudo- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived
from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig.
 

 

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