sorosis

¹

[ suh-roh-sis ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural so·ro·ses [s, uh, -, roh, -seez].

1. a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.

sorosis

²

[ suh-roh-sis ]

noun

, plural so·ro·ses [s, uh, -, roh, -seez], so·ro·sis·es.

1. a women's society or club.

sorosis

/ səˈrəʊsɪs /

noun

1. a fleshy multiple fruit, such as that of the pineapple and mulberry, formed from flowers that are crowded together on a fleshy stem

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorosis¹

1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek sōr ( ós ) heap + New Latin -ōsis -osis

Origin of sorosis²

After the name of a club established in 1868; based on Latin soror sister

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorosis¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sōros a heap

Example Sentences

Then in 1868, Delmonico’s, the historic financial district restaurant, tossed it aside and welcomed women to a luncheon held by the Sorosis Club, a pioneering professional women’s organization.

From New York Times

Sorosis, calls itself the first national group to be “patterned after men’s groups,” with multiple chapters.

From Time

Sorosis, sō-rō′sis, n. a compound fleshy fruit, resulting from many flowers, as the pine-apple.

From Project Gutenberg

This Association had its beginning in 1873, when Sorosis, then a sturdy infant, growing fast and reaching out in every direction, issued a call for a Congress of Women in New York in the autumn of that year.

From Project Gutenberg

Dinner of Sorosis at the Waldorf, at 7 o'clock.

From Project Gutenberg