n. [ NL. syncarpium. See Syncarpous. ] (Bot.) A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia; also, a similar multiple fruit, as a mulberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Syncarpia [ NL. ] (Bot.) Same as Syncarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. syn- + Gr. &unr_; a fruit. ] (Bot.) Composed of several carpels consolidated into one ovary. [ 1913 Webster ]