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 on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/186
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 – the `pips` embedded in its outer su... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221