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English
Noun
heterocarpy (uncountable)
- (botany) The production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant.
- Synonym: heterocarpism
2013, Rubén Torices, Alicia Agudo, Inés Alvarez Fernández, Not only size matters: achene morphology affects time of seedling emergence in three heterocarpic species of "Anacyclus" (Anthemideae, Asteraceae):The production of two or more distinct fruit types by an individual, i.e. heterocarpy, is considered as a mixed dispersal strategy in which a proportion of the offspring is able to colonize new sites, whilst others remain near the maternal location.
Translations
production of multiple kinds of fruit on the same plant