Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fruit, such as a strawberry, that contains tissue not derived from a ripened ovary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany A plant structure that resembles a fruit but is not derived from a
flower or flowers
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word false fruit.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.