Collective /(?)/

Col·lect·ive

Collective

a.
  1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
  2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.]
  3. Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc. (Gram.)
  4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.
    Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons.
  5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.

Phrases & Compounds
Collective fruit
that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.

Collective

n.
  1. A collective noun or name. (Gram.)