accessory fruit

ac·ces·so·ry fruit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ak-ses-uh-ree froot]
- /ækˈsɛs ə ri frut/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ak-ses-uh-ree froot]
- /ækˈsɛs ə ri frut/

Definitions of accessory fruit words

noun accessory fruit a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface 3
noun accessory fruit a fruit, as the apple, strawberry, or pineapple, that contains, in addition to a mature ovary and seeds, a significant amount of other tissue. 1
noun accessory fruit (botany) A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry. 0

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Origin of accessory fruit

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Accessory fruit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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accessory fruit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for accessory fruit

noun accessory fruit

false fruit — a fruit, as the apple, strawberry, or pineapple, that contains, in addition to a mature ovary and seeds, a significant amount of other tissue.
pome — the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
pseudocarp — accessory fruit.

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