sorosis

sorosis
Any multiple fleshy fruit that is derived from the ovaries of multiple flowers

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  • Sorosis — was the first professional women s club in the United States.Sorosis was organized with 12 members in March, 1868, by Jane Cunningham Croly, in New York City, and incorporated in January, 1869. Alice Cary was the first president. Within one year …   Wikipedia

  • Sorosis — So*ro sis, n. [NL. See {Sororize}.] A woman s club; an association of women. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sorosis — So*ro sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.] (Bot.) A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sorosis — index sodality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sorosis — (del gr. «sōrós», montón) f. Bot. *Fruto compuesto carnoso derivado de una *inflorescencia, como la mora de la morera o la piña americana …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • sorosis — [sə rō′sis] n. pl. soroses [sə rō′sēz] [ModL < Gr sōros, a heap: see SOMA1] a multiple fruit formed by the merging of many flowers into a fleshy mass, as in the mulberry …   English World dictionary

  • Sorosis — El fruto del ananá se denomina sorosis. En la imagen puede observarse una piña en vista superficial y en corte longitudinal …   Wikipedia Español

  • sorosis — sorosis1 /seuh roh sis/, n., pl. soroses / seez/. Bot. a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry. [1825 35; < NL, equiv. to Gk sor(ós) heap + NL osis OSIS]… …   Universalium

  • sorosis — [sə rəʊsɪs] noun (plural soroses si:z) Botany a fleshy multiple fruit, e.g. a pineapple, derived from the ovaries of several flowers. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk sōros heap …   English new terms dictionary

  • sorosis — so·ro·sis …   English syllables

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