Look up: Pseudocarp


  1. Pseudocarp
    Pseu'do·carp noun [ Pseudo- + Greek ... fruit.] (Botany) That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/186

  2. pseudocarp
    <botany> That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig. ... Origin: Pseudo- + Gr. Fruit. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pseudocarp

  3. Pseudocarp
    • (n.) That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pseudocarp/

  4. pseudocarp
    Fruitlike structure that incorporates tissue that is not derived from the ovary wall. The additional tissues may be derived from floral parts such as the receptacle and calyx. For example, the coloured, fleshy part of a strawberry develops from the receptacle and the true fruits are small achenes â€...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007066.html

  5. pseudocarp
    An aggregation of achenes embedded in a fleshy receptacle, as in Fragaria
    Found op http://www.virtualherbarium.org/glossary/glossary.php?cid=65

  6. pseudocarp
    1) Accessory fruit 2) Fruit
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pseudocarp/1

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