pseudofruit

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pseudo- +‎ fruit

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pseudofruit (plural pseudofruits)

  1. (botany) A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue.
    Synonyms: accessory fruit, false fruit, pseudocarp

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