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Sorosis.

SOROSIS is derived from the Greek word soreusis, an aggregation. Its French equivalent is sorose.

SOROSE. Bot. Phan. Le professeur Mirbel appelle ainsi le fruit du Figuier, du Dorstenia, du Monimia, etc. Il se compose d'un rétréci á son sommet en une trés petite ouverture, ou élargi et presque plan, et sur la surface interne duquel sont implantées un grand nombre de fleurs femelles qui se changent en de petits fruits crustacés.— Diction wire Classique d’Histoire Naturelle , par Brogniart, de Candolle, Jussieu, etc.

SOROSE. Fruit dû à la réunion de plusieurs carpelles en une seule masse par l'intermediare des enveloppes florales succulentes et entregreffées.—Bescherelle.

SOROSIS. A compound fleshy fruit, formed by the close aggregation of many flowers whose floral whorls become succulent.—Henslow's Dictionary of Botanical Terms.

SOROSIS, a compound fleshy fruit, resulting from many flowers, as the pine-apple.— Cooke's Manual of Botanic Terms.

Such fruits are the Pine-apple, the Bread-fruit, the Fig and the Mulberry.

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Pledge.

I give my name to Sorosis to keep sacredly.

I give my interest to Sorosis to make it worthy of support.

I pledge myself to sustain the members of Sorosis in all worthy efforts, and I will defend them against calumny.

I will avoid doing anything that can injure the reputation of Sorosis.

I will be a member of Sorosis as long as I can be useful to and receive benefits from the Association.

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