pseudocarp

pseu·do·carp

P0630300 (so͞o′də-kärp′)n. See accessory fruit.

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pseu′do·car′pous adj.

pseudocarp

(ˈsjuːdəʊˌkɑːp) n (Botany) a fruit, such as the strawberry or apple, that includes parts other than the ripened ovary. Also called: false fruit or accessory fruit ˌpseudoˈcarpous adj

acces′sory fruit`

n. a fruit, as the apple, strawberry, or pineapple, that contains, in addition to a mature ovary and seeds, a significant amount of other tissue. Also called pseudocarp. [1895–1900]

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pseudocarp - fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberryaccessory fruitfruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant