pseudocarp

English edit

Etymology edit

Ancient Greek via pseudo- +‎ -carp

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: pseu‧do‧carp

Noun edit

pseudocarp (plural pseudocarps)

(botany) The portion of an anthocarpous fruit that is not derived from the ovary, such as the soft part of a strawberry or fig.

Translations edit

accessory fruit — see accessory fruit

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “pseudocarp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)