Scheinfrucht

Scheinfrucht

German

Etymology

    From scheinen +‎ Frucht

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌfʁʊxt]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Schein‧frucht

    Noun

    Scheinfrucht f (genitive Scheinfrucht, plural Scheinfrüchte, diminutive Scheinfrüchtchen n)

    1. (botany) accessory fruit (a fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry)

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