pseudocarp

[soo-duh-kahrp]

pseu·do·carp

[soo-duh-kahrp]

Origin:
1825–35; pseudo- + -carp

pseu·do·car·pous, adjective
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Pseudocarp is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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World English Dictionary
pseudocarp (ˈsjuːdəʊˌkɑːp)
 
n
false fruit, Also called: accessory fruit a fruit, such as the strawberry or apple, that includes parts other than the ripened ovary
 
pseudo'carpous
 
adj

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pseudocarp   (s'də-kärp')  Pronunciation Key 
See accessory fruit.
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