soroses

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A form of sorosis — Any multiple fruit, usually fleshy, that is derived from the multiple ovaries in an infructescence. Such a structure typically includes remnants of floral tissues such as the perianth. Examples include the mulberry and pineapple.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

soroses1

noun
  1. pluralplural of sorosis

Soroses2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Soros
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