single-seeded
Definition
Adjective: - Having a single seed: Describes a fruit, pod, or other plant structure that contains only one seed.
Usage
This term is primarily used in botanical contexts to classify and describe fruits or seed-bearing structures. It is a technical descriptor.
Examples
- The avocado is a single-seeded berry known as a drupe.
- Botanists studied the single-seeded pods of the desert plant.
- Many nuts, like peaches and plums, are single-seeded fruits.
Advanced Usage
- In botanical terminology, a single-seeded, indehiscent fruit with a hard, stony wall is specifically called a "drupe" (e.g., cherry, olive).
- The term can be used in contrast to "multi-seeded" when comparing plant species or fruit types.
Variants and Related Words
- Single-seededness (n): The state or condition of having a single seed. (This is a derived noun form used in specialized botanical writing.)
- One-seeded: A less common but synonymous adjective.
Synonyms
- One-seeded
- Uniseminate (highly technical/rare)
Notes
This is a compound adjective formed from "single" + "seeded." It functions as a single lexical unit to describe a specific botanical characteristic.
Adjective
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having a single seed
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