Scheinfrucht

German

Etymology

From scheinen +‎ Frucht

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌfʁʊxt]
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  • Hyphenation: Schein‧frucht

Noun

Scheinfrucht f (genitive Scheinfrucht, plural Scheinfrüchte, diminutive Scheinfrüchtchen n)

  1. (botany) accessory fruit (a fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry)

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