Polydrupe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polydrupe is a noun meaning (botany) Any fruit that is an aggregate of multiple drupes.
Meaning
(botany) Any fruit that is an aggregate of multiple drupes.
Example Sentences
Fruit type included four categories (1: berry; 2: drupe; 3: polydrupe and pseudo-polydrupe; 4: other fruit with complex structures: pseudo-fruit, complex fruit, multilocular capsule, aril); fruit colour at maturity included six categories (1: black; 2: red; 3: pink; 4: orange/light brown; 5: white; 6: blue); fruit shape included two categories (1: spherical; 2: oval) and fruit skin texture, three categories (1: smooth and waxy, glossy, shiny; 2: smooth and pruinose; 3: rough, irregular).
Word Forms
- polydrupes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polyphylly, polyspory, polycot, polycotyledon, polycotyly, polychrome.
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