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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(botany) The production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant..
The production of two or more distinct fruit types by an individual, i.e. heterocarpy, is considered as a mixed dispersal strategy in which a proportion of the offspring is able to colonize new sites, whilst others remain near the maternal location.
Use heterocarpy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heterocarpy means (botany) The production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant..
Common synonyms include heterocarpism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The production of two or more distinct fruit types by an individual, i.e. heterocarpy, is considered as a mixed dispersal strategy in which a proportion of the offspring is able to colonize new sites, whilst others remain near the maternal location.
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