a false fruit formed by a fused cluster of the ovaries of several flowers, as a pineapple or mulberry
multiple fruit
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multiple fruit
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A fruit, such as a fig, mulberry, or pineapple, derived from the ovaries of several flowers that coalesce into a single structure.
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A fruit, such as a fig, mulberry, or pineapple, that consists of the ripened ovaries of more than one flower that are combined into a single structure.
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