Syncarp (Noun)
Meaning
Fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The pineapple is a syncarp, composed of many small fruitlets that come together to form a tough, waxy exterior.
- Blackberries and raspberries are examples of an aggregate fruit, but the strawberry is a syncarp with each 'seed' on its surface being an individual fruit.
- In a botanical sense, a strawberry can be classified as a syncarp due to its internal structure.
- The texture and flavor of a syncarp like a pineapple can vary significantly depending on the individual fruitlets that make up the fruit.
- Understanding the syncarp structure of certain fruits can be useful for plant breeders and those involved in fruit cultivation.