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so⋅ro⋅sis

1  [suh-roh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Botany.
a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL, equiv. to Gk sōr(ós) heap + NL -ōsis -osis

so⋅ro⋅sis

2  [suh-roh-sis]
–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] , -sis⋅es.
a women's society or club.
Origin:
after the name of a club established in 1868; based on L soror sister
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