accessory fruit

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Definition of accessory fruit in English English dictionary

A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry

fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry

A fruit, such as the pear or strawberry, that develops from a ripened ovary or ovaries but includes a significant portion derived from nonovarian tissue. Also called false fruit, pseudocarp

Related Terms

accessory fruits

plural form of accessory fruit

Hyphenation

ac·ces·so·ry fruit

Turkish pronunciation

äksesıri frut

Pronunciation

/akˈsesərē ˈfro͞ot/ /ækˈsɛsɜriː ˈfruːt/