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etaerio

/ ɛˈtɪərɪəʊ /

noun

  1. an aggregate fruit, as one consisting of drupes (raspberry) or achenes (traveller's joy)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of etaerio1

C19: from French etairion, from Greek hetaireia association
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Example Sentences

In the raspberry and bramble several small drupes or drupels are aggregated so as to constitute an etaerio.

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