Bacca (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The succulent bacca of the pomegranate burst with juicy seeds in my mouth.
- The tomato is technically a type of berry known as a bacca, which is a fruit that has a fleshy exterior and seeds inside.
- The cranberry is a type of bacca that grows on vines in bogs and marshes.
- The grapes hanging from the vine were ripe and ready to be picked as a sweet and tangy bacca.
- The acai berry is a type of bacca that is native to Central and South America and is prized for its nutritional value.