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- noun (Bot.) A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.
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- noun botany A
fruit like that of therose , consisting of acup formed of thecalyx tube andreceptacle , and containingachenes .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek, literally "dog-rose".
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