noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
false fruit; pseudocarp
Botanical term for a fruit where the fleshy part is derived not from the ovary but from adjacent tissue, such as the receptacle in apples and strawberries.
イチゴは偽果の一種である。
The strawberry is a type of false fruit.
リンゴの食べている部分は偽果に由来する。
The part of the apple we eat is derived from a pseudocarp.