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syncarp

syncarp

9.9
A fruit made of many small fruits joined together, like a raspberry or pineapple
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnˌkɑrp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sincarpa
  • The blackberry is a syncarp consisting of numerous small drupes clustered together.

Examples

  • Botanists classify the raspberry as a syncarp because it develops from multiple ovaries.

  • The structure of a pineapple exemplifies a unique form of syncarp seen in some tropical fruits.

  • A syncarp can contain multiple small fruits.

  • Did you know that a pineapple is a syncarp?

  • Botanists classify the raspberry as a syncarp because it develops from multiple ovaries.

  • The blackberry is a syncarp consisting of numerous small drupes clustered together.

  • The structure of a pineapple exemplifies a unique form of syncarp seen in some tropical fruits.

Synonyms

aggregate fruit
vssyncarp
  • Specialized
7.3

A fruit made of many small fruits that form from one flower, like blackberries

specifies that these small fruits develop on a single common receptacle

Surface Forms

syncarp singular
syncarps plural

Morphology

syncarp = syn + carp (opaque) = syn + carp

Both elements are specialist combining forms ('syn-' and '-carp') unfamiliar to typical B1 learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from common English base words.

Etymology

The word syncarp comes from Greek parts syn- meaning 'together' and -carp meaning 'fruit'. So a syncarp is a fruit made when many small fruits join into one, like a raspberry or a pineapple.