collective fruit; multiple fruit
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collective fruit; multiple fruit; syncarp (botany)
A botanical term referring to a fruit that develops from the merger of several ovaries that were separate in a single flower or from the ovaries of several flowers in an inflorescence. Common examples include pineapples, mulberries, and figs.
Bō菠
luó萝
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
fù复
guǒ果
。
The pineapple is a typical example of a multiple fruit.
Fù复
guǒ果
shì是
yóu由
zhěng整
gè个
huā花
xù序
fā发
yù育
ér而
chéng成
de的
。
A collective fruit develops from an entire inflorescence.
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Sāng桑
shèn葚
hé和
wú无
huā花
guǒ果
dōu都
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
fù复
guǒ果
。
Mulberries and figs are both common multiple fruits.
Yǔ与
dān单
guǒ果
bù不
tóng同
，
fù复
guǒ果
yóu由
duō多
duǒ朵
huā花
jù聚
hé合
ér而
chéng成
。
Unlike a simple fruit, a collective fruit is formed from the aggregation of multiple flowers.