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

On the Society Page of The Seattle Times on March 10, 1905, Bertha Gardner is credited with hosting in her home, at the northeast corner of Jefferson Street and Boren Avenue, the annual meeting for the ladies of the Sorosis Club.

From Seattle Times

On the Society Page of The Seattle Times on March 10, 1905, Bertha Gardner is credited with hosting in her home, at the northeast corner of Jefferson Street and Boren Avenue, the annual meeting for the ladies of the Sorosis Club.

From Seattle Times

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

From Project Gutenberg