n. [ NL. syncarpium. See Syncarpous. ] (Bot.) A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia; also, a similar multiple fruit, as a mulberry. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ Pref. syn- + Gr. &unr_; a fruit. ] (Bot.) Composed of several carpels consolidated into one ovary. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;;
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n. [ Gr. &unr_; union by cartilage + &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) Symphyseotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;;
n. A synchronal thing or event. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Synchronous. ] Happening at, or belonging to, the same time; synchronous; simultaneous. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. synchronique. ] Happening at the same time; synchronous. Boyle. --