Usually means: Fruit developed from non-ovary parts.
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  1. false fruit: Merriam-Webster
  2. false fruit: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. false fruit: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. false fruit: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. false fruit: Wiktionary
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  8. False fruit: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. false fruit: Rhymezone
  10. false fruit: FreeDictionary.org
  11. false fruit: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. false fruit: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (false fruit)

▸ noun:  (botany) A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but some adjacent tissue.

Similar:
pome, pseudofruit, accessory fruit, pseudocarp, fruit, simple fruit, fruitcase, aggregate fruit, anthocarp, collective fruit, more...

Opposite:
true fruit, genuine fruit, real fruit

Types:
apple, pear, plum, cherry, banana, grape, fig, mango, more...

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Similar:
pome, pseudofruit, accessory fruit, pseudocarp, fruit, simple fruit, fruitcase, aggregate fruit, anthocarp, collective fruit, more...

Opposite:
true fruit, genuine fruit, real fruit

Types:
apple, pear, plum, cherry, banana, grape, fig, mango, more...



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