heterocarpy

English

Noun

heterocarpy (uncountable)

1. (botany) The production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant.

   Synonym: heterocarpism

   • 2013, Rubén Torices, Alicia Agudo, Inés Alvarez Fernández, Not only size matters: achene morphology affects time of seedling emergence in three heterocarpic species of "Anacyclus" (Anthemideae, Asteraceae):

     The production of two or more distinct fruit types by an individual, i.e. heterocarpy, is considered as a mixed dispersal strategy in which a proportion of the offspring is able to colonize new sites, whilst others remain near the maternal location.

Translations

production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant

• French: hétérocarpie (fr)
• Italian: eterocarpia f