aggregate fruit
nounUK /ˈæɡrɪɡət fruːt/
US /ˈæɡrɪɡət fruːt/
An aggregate fruit is a fruit made of many tiny fruits joined together into one.
A raspberry is an aggregate fruit because it is made of many little round parts.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fruit formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower.
Botanists classify the blackberry as an aggregate fruit.
3. A fruit that develops from many carpels clustered on one receptacle.
The aggregate fruit of the magnolia splits open to release seeds.
4. A collective term for fruits like raspberries and dewberries.
Gardeners often group aggregate fruits together when planning berry patches.