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syncarp

syncarp noun: a kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.

Noun

syncarp (plural syncarps)

  1. A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.
  2. A similar multiple fruit, such as a mulberry.

Forms of syncarp

pluralsyncarps

Origin of syncarp

From syn- + -carp, New Latin syncarpium. See syncarpous.

Questions about syncarp

What does syncarp mean?
Syncarp means a kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.
What part of speech is syncarp?
Syncarp is a noun.
What is the plural of syncarp?
The plural of syncarp is syncarps.

Words near syncarp in the dictionary

  1. sync
  2. sync on green
  3. sync up
  4. syncarid
  5. syncarids
  6. syncarp
  7. syncarpal
  8. syncarpals
  9. syncarpia
  10. syncarpium
  11. syncarpous

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