- compound fruit
- compound fruit,= collective fruit. (Cf. ↑collective fruit)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
compound fruit
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Compound fruit — A compound fruit is one that develops from several ovaries in either a single flower or multiple flowers. In contrast, a simple fruit develops from one ovary. Compound fruits may be aggregate fruits, in which one flower contains several ovaries,… … Wikipedia
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Fruit anatomy — Longitudinal section of female flower of squash (courgette), showing ovary, ovules, pistil, and petals. Fruit anatomy is the internal structure of fruit, the mature ovary or ovaries from one or more flowers. In fleshy fruits, the outer and often… … Wikipedia
compound — compound1 compoundable, adj. compoundedness, n. compounder, n. adj. /kom pownd, kom pownd /; n. /kom pownd/; v. /keuhm pownd , kom pownd/, adj. 1. composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance. 2 … Universalium
compound — I com•pound adj. [[t]ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒm paʊnd[/t]] v. [[t]kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd[/t]] adj. 1) composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance[/ex] 2) having or involving two or more actions … From formal English to slang
Compound (migrant labour) — A migrant worker compound is a key institution in a system such as that which regulated labour on mines in South Africa from the later nineteenth century. The tightly controlled closed compound which came to typify the phenomenon in that country… … Wikipedia
Multiple fruit — Mulberry is a kind of multiple fruit. Multiple fruits are fruits that are formed from a cluster of flowers (called an inflorescence). Each flower in the inflorescence produces a fruit, but these mature into a single mass.[1] Examples are the… … Wikipedia
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collective fruit — noun (botany) A multiple fruit, one derived from several flowers, eg fig, mulberry • • • Main Entry: ↑collect * * * collective fruit, a fruit composed of a cluster of ripened ovaries produced by several flowers, such as the mulberry and… … Useful english dictionary
bel fruit — ▪ fruit bel also spelled Bael, also called Bengal Quince (species Aegle marmelos), fruit of the bel tree of the family Rutaceae, found wild or cultivated throughout India. The trees bear strong spines; alternate, compound leaves, each… … Universalium
