simple fruit
simple fruit · simple fruits
A fruit that develops from either a single or compound ovary within a flower with a…A fruit that develops from either a single or compound ovary within a flower with a single pistil.
Meaning
1 sensesA fruit that develops from either a single or compound ovary within a flower with a single pistil.
an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape, tomato, cranberry
Forms
plural: simple fruits| Singular | simple fruit |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape, tomato, cranberry:bacca