"collective fruit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collective fruits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} collective fruit (plural collective fruits)
  1. (botany) Any fruit formed from a mass of flowers, such as the mulberry or pineapple. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-collective_fruit-en-noun-PDrotRJb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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