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Definition of: pseudocarp
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′dō·kärp) noun Bot.
A false fruit; an often conspicuous portion of a fructification which consists of other parts besides the pericarp and seeds, as the apple, checkerberry, and mulberry. Also called accessory fruit. [<PSEUDO- + -CARP] pseu′do·car′pous adjective
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