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false fruit

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false fruit
n.
2. See pome.

false fruit
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another name for pseudocarp

false fruit  (fôls)
2. See pome.
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Noun1.false fruit - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy partfalse fruit - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
apple - fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
pear - sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
quince - aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant


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