etaerio

etaerio noun

1. an aggregate fruit, as one consisting of drupes (raspberry) or achenes (traveller’s joy)

Word Origin for etaerio C19: from French etairion, from Greek hetaireia association Examples from the Web for etaerio Historical Examples of etaerio

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

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3

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