collective fruit

noun

Meaning

A fruit formed from a single flower that has multiple ovaries, which develop into individual fruitlets that remain joined together.

Examples

Botanists classify the raspberry as an aggregate fruit, while the pineapple is a classic example of a collective fruit.
The small, bumpy sections on the surface of a mulberry are individual fruitlets that make up the whole collective fruit.

Synonyms: multiple fruit

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collective fruit

noun

Pronunciation: kəˈlɛktɪv fruːt

Definition

A fruit formed from a single flower that has multiple ovaries, which develop into individual fruitlets that remain joined together.

Examples

Botanists classify the raspberry as an aggregate fruit, while the pineapple is a classic example of a collective fruit.
The small, bumpy sections on the surface of a mulberry are individual fruitlets that make up the whole collective fruit.

Synonyms of collective fruit

Words with a similar meaning to collective fruit:

multiple fruit

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