small-fruited
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Bearing or producing small fruit: Describes a plant, tree, or cultivar whose characteristic is to produce fruit that is notably small in size.
Usage
This is a descriptive botanical term used to classify or identify specific varieties of plants based on the size of the fruit they yield. It is typically used attributively before a noun. - The small-fruited crabapple tree is popular for ornamental gardens. - This small-fruited cultivar of cucumber is ideal for pickling.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often part of a plant's common or botanical name to distinguish it from other varieties.
- Sorbus aucuparia 'Small-fruited Rowan'
- The small-fruited form of the native hawthorn.
Variants and Related Words
- Small-fruit: (Noun, less common) A general term for fruit of a small size.
- Large-fruited: (Adjective) The direct antonym, meaning bearing large fruit.
Synonyms
- Microcarpic (technical/botanical)
- Microcarpous (technical/botanical)
Antonyms
- Large-fruited
- Macrocarpic (technical/botanical)
Adjective
- bearing small fruit