sorosises
/ˈsɔrəsaɪsɪz/
noun
- A type of fruit formed from a cluster of many small flowers that fuse together into a single mass, such as a pineapple or a fig.
- The pineapple is a well-known sorosis that develops from many tiny flowers.
- The mulberry is another example of a sorosis, with its bumpy surface made of many small fruits.
- In botany class, we learned that a fig is actually a sorosis, not a single fruit.
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