- Sorosis
- Sorosis So*ro"sis, n. [NL. See {Sororize}.] A woman's club; an association of women. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
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Sorosis — was the first professional women s club in the United States.Sorosis was organized with 12 members in March, 1868, by Jane Cunningham Croly, in New York City, and incorporated in January, 1869. Alice Cary was the first president. Within one year … Wikipedia
Sorosis — So*ro sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.] (Bot.) A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sorosis — index sodality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sorosis — (del gr. «sōrós», montón) f. Bot. *Fruto compuesto carnoso derivado de una *inflorescencia, como la mora de la morera o la piña americana … Enciclopedia Universal
sorosis — [sə rō′sis] n. pl. soroses [sə rō′sēz] [ModL < Gr sōros, a heap: see SOMA1] a multiple fruit formed by the merging of many flowers into a fleshy mass, as in the mulberry … English World dictionary
Sorosis — El fruto del ananá se denomina sorosis. En la imagen puede observarse una piña en vista superficial y en corte longitudinal … Wikipedia Español
sorosis — sorosis1 /seuh roh sis/, n., pl. soroses / seez/. Bot. a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry. [1825 35; < NL, equiv. to Gk sor(ós) heap + NL osis OSIS]… … Universalium
sorosis — noun Any multiple fleshy fruit that is derived from the ovaries of multiple flowers … Wiktionary
sorosis — [sə rəʊsɪs] noun (plural soroses si:z) Botany a fleshy multiple fruit, e.g. a pineapple, derived from the ovaries of several flowers. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk sōros heap … English new terms dictionary
sorosis — so·ro·sis … English syllables
