dimorphic-fruited
|di-mor-phic-fruit-ed|
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/ˌdaɪˈmɔr.fɪk ˈfruː.tɪd/
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/ˌdaɪˈmɔː.fɪk ˈfruː.tɪd/
having two kinds of fruit
Etymology
'dimorphic-fruited' originates from a compound of 'dimorphic' and 'fruited'. 'Dimorphic' ultimately comes from Greek, specifically 'di-' + 'morphē', where 'di-' meant 'two' and 'morphē' meant 'form'. 'Fruited' derives from Old French 'fruit', ultimately from Latin 'fructus', where 'fructus' meant 'fruit'.
'Dimorphic' entered scientific English via New Latin 'dimorphus', built from Greek 'di-' + 'morphē'. 'Fruit' passed into English from Old French 'fruit', from Latin 'fructus'. The compound adjective 'dimorphic-fruited' was formed in botanical English to describe species with two fruit forms.
Initially the components meant 'two' (di-) + 'form' (morphē) and 'fruit' (fructus); over time the compound came to specifically denote 'having two distinct kinds of fruit' in botanical usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having two distinct forms of fruit on the same plant or within the same species; producing two different types of fruits.
The shrub is dimorphic-fruited, producing both dry achenes and fleshy berries on different parts of the plant.
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