Meanings
plural multiple fruits
- biologyA fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower, as for instance, a pineapple.
Synonyms: collective fruit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower, as for instance, a pineapple.
More synonyms by meaning
nounfruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry, raspberry, pineapple
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French fruit composé
- fruit composéa fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower
German Fruchtverband
- Fruchtverbanda fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower
Polish owoc złożony
- owoc złożonya fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower
Spanish fruto múltiple
- fruto múltiplea fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower
Tagalog dambulakning bunga
- dambulakning bungaa fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower
Welsh ffrwyth cynulliadol
- ffrwyth cynulliadola fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower
Cite this entry
multiple fruit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiple%20fruit
“multiple fruit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiple%20fruit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiple fruit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiple%20fruit.
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