syncarp

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪnkɑːp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sin′kärp)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
syn•carp  (sin′kärp),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanyan aggregate fruit.
  2. Botanya collective fruit.
  • Neo-Latin syncarpium, equivalent. to syncarp(us) syncarpous + -ium -ium
  • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
syncarp / ˈsɪnkɑːp/
  1. a fleshy multiple fruit, formed from two or more carpels of one flower or the aggregated fruits of several flowers
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin syncarpium, from syn- + Greek karpos fruit
'syncarp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
syncarpous

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