multiple fruit

A fruit, such as a fig, mulberry, or pineapple, derived from several flowers that are combined into a single structure.

multiple fruit

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a fruit, such as a pineapple, formed from the ovaries of individual flowers in an inflorescence

multiple fruit

A fruit, such as a fig, mulberry, or pineapple, that consists of the ripened ovaries of more than one flower that are combined into a single structure. Compare accessory fruit aggregate fruit simple fruit

multiple fruit, fruitlet - The pineapple is termed a multiple fruit because it forms from the individual ovaries of several flowers; each raised button on its surface is called a fruitlet.

See also related terms for pineapple.

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multiple fruit - fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple

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