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pseudocarp
CIDE DICTIONARY
pseudocarp, n. [Pseudo- + Gr. fruit.].
That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pseudocarp, n. a fruit formed from parts other than the ovary, e.g. the strawberry or fig.
Etymology
PSEUDO- + Gk karpos fruit
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