accessory fruit

accessory fruit

n. A fruit, such as the pear or strawberry, that develops from a ripened ovary or ovaries but includes a significant portion derived from nonovarian tissue. Also called pseudocarp.

accessory fruit

n (Botany) another name for pseudocarp

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