collective fruit
1Collective fruit — Collective Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing… …
2collective fruit — noun (botany) A multiple fruit, one derived from several flowers, eg fig, mulberry • • • Main Entry: ↑collect * * * collective fruit, a fruit composed of a cluster of ripened ovaries produced by several flowers, such as the mulberry and… …
3collective fruit — n. MULTIPLE FRUIT * * * …
4collective fruit — n. MULTIPLE FRUIT …
5Collective — Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing consequences; …
6multiple fruit — Collective Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing… …
7collective — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole < flock is a collective word > 2. a. formed by collecting ; aggregated b. of a fruit multiple 3 …
8collective — /kəˈlɛktɪv / (say kuh lektiv) adjective 1. formed by collection. 2. forming a collection or aggregate; aggregate; combined. 3. relating to a group of individuals taken together. 4. (of a fruit) formed by the coalescence of the pistils of several… …
9collective farm — Synonyms and related words: arable land, barnyard, barton, cattle ranch, chicken farm, collectivism, collectivity, collegiality, common ownership, communal effort, communion, communism, community, cooperation, cooperative society, cotton… …
10compound fruit — compound fruit, = collective fruit. (Cf. ↑collective fruit) …
