false fruit

false fruit
noun
a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Syn: ↑pome
Hypernyms: ↑fruit
Hyponyms: ↑apple, ↑pear, ↑quince

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noun

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Bot.

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false fruit noun
A pseudocarp
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Main Entry:false

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n. a fruit formed from other parts of the plant as well as the ovary, esp. the receptacle, as occurs in the strawberry or fig. Also called pseudocarp

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