aggregate fruit; compound fruit
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aggregate fruit; compound fruit (botany)
technicalTechnical botanical term distinguishing it from simple fruits (developed from one ovary) and multiple fruits (developed from multiple flowers). Common examples include strawberries, lotus, and star anise.
Cǎo草
méi莓
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
jù聚
hé合
guǒ果
。
The strawberry is a common type of aggregate fruit.
Lián莲
de的
guǒ果
shí实
shǔ属
yú于
jù聚
hé合
guǒ果
，
zhè这
yě也
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
lián莲
peng蓬
。
The lotus fruit belongs to the aggregate fruit category, also known as the lotus seed pod.
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Bā八
jiǎo角
hé和
cǎo草
méi莓
yī一
yàng样
，
dōu都
shì是
yóu由
duō多
gè个
zǐ子
fáng房
fā发
yù育
ér而
chéng成
de的
jù聚
hé合
guǒ果
。
Like strawberries, star anise is also an aggregate fruit developed from multiple ovaries.