Fruits
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True fruits |
Fruits that develop from only the ovary wall, with no participation from other flower parts. | |
False fruits |
Fruits that derive from non-pistil parts of the flower, from more than one pistil, or from many flowers. | |
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Accessory fruitFruit that develops with the participation of other flower parts; the receptacle is usually involved.Examples: strawberry, apple (pome), watermelon (pepo). True fruits of a strawberry are the little gritty "seeds" (dry achenes) on its surface. Fleshy part is an enlarged receptacle of its flower. |
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Aggregate fruitThese are clusters of fruits that develop from two or more simple pistils of a single flower. Each pistil has developed into a true fruit (drupelet). Many so-called "berries" are aggregate fruits.Examples: blackberry, raspberry. |
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Compound fruit (Multiple fruits)These fruits develop from an inflorescence (flower cluster) fused into a single entity.Examples: pineapple, jackfruit, fig. Each hexagonal bump on a pineapple is an individual fruit. |
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