pseudofruit

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noun

A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue.

Similar
accessory fruitfalse fruitpseudocarp
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Meanings

nounpseudofruit (plural pseudofruits)

plural pseudofruits

  1. biologyA fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue.

    Synonyms: accessory fruit, false fruit, pseudocarp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue.

Similar
accessory fruitfalse fruitpseudocarp
Also see
accessory fruitfalse fruit

Origin

From pseudo- + fruit.

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APA

pseudofruit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudofruit

MLA

“pseudofruit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudofruit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudofruit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudofruit.

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