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pseudocarp

/ˈsjuː.dəʊ.kɑːp/

Traduction: Nom désignant un fruit contenant une quantité importante de tissu charnu provenant de parties de la fleur autres que l'ovaire mûri, comme la pomme ou la fraise.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈsjuː.dəʊ.kɑːp/

A noun referring to a fruit that contains a significant amount of fleshy tissue derived from parts of the flower other than the ripened ovary, such as an apple or strawberry.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un fruit contenant une quantité importante de tissu charnu provenant de parties de la fleur autres que l'ovaire mûri, comme la pomme ou la fraise.
  1. False fruit C2 formal scientific

    A fruit that contains much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary, such as an apple or strawberry.

    • The apple is a classic example of a pseudocarp, where the edible part comes from the receptacle.
    • Strawberries are pseudocarps because the fleshy part develops from the flower base, not the ovary.
    • Botanists classify the pear as a pseudocarp due to its accessory tissue.

    🇫🇷Fruit faux / Faux fruit

    Synonymes: accessory fruitfalse fruit

  • pseudocarps plural form
  • pseudocarps' possessive plural form
  • pseudocarp's possessive singular form