noun
Botanical term for a fruit with a soft, fleshy pericarp, such as a berry or drupe. Contrasts with 乾果 (dry fruit).
See also: 液果
トマトは多肉果の一種です。
Tomatoes are a type of fleshy fruit.
多肉果には液果と核果が含まれる。
Fleshy fruits include berries and drupes.
乾果 (dry fruit) is the opposite category, where the fruit wall becomes dry at maturity.
Compound of 多肉 (fleshy, succulent) + 果 (fruit). A straightforward descriptive term in botany.