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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Pseudo-

+ Gr. [GREEK] fruit.]

(Bot.)

That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig.

pseudocarp ‎(plural pseudocarps)

(botany) The portion of an anthocarpous fruit that is not derived from the ovary, such as the soft part of a strawberry or fig.

accessory fruit — see accessory fruit