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Angiosperms - Fruit Types
Fruit Types
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/22/2011

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Term
Non-Accessory
Definition
Fruit develops from ovary wall
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Accessory
Definition
Fruit develops from accessory tissues; tissues other than ovary wall
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Simple
Definition
Fruit develops from a single ovary composed of one or many fused carpels
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Aggregate
Definition
Fruit develops from many separate ovaries in a single flower
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Multiple
Definition
Fruit develops from ovaries of several flowers in a cluster
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Fleshy
Definition
Pericarp is soft and juicy
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Dry
Definition
Pericarp is dry, woody, or papery
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Pome
Definition
Fleshy; core fruit; flesh of fruit formed from accessory tissue (receptacle); pericarp forms papery core surrounding the seeds
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Drupe
Definition
Fleshy; stone fruit; fleshy outer pericarp with stony endocarp (pit) surrounding the seed
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Berry
Definition
Fleshy; pericarp more or less fleshy throughout
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Pepo
Definition
Fleshy; type of berry with a firm, hard, or woody exocarp fused to inner peicarp
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Pericarp
Definition
Ovary wall; may be differentiated into an exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp
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Hesperidium
Definition
Fleshy; type of berry with septa between carpels and a leathery exocarp that separates easily from inner pericarp
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Dehiscent
Definition
Fruit splits open when ripe
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Indeiscent
Definition
Fruit does not split open when ripe
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Follicle
Definition
Dry, dehiscent; dehisces along one edge (suture) only
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Legume
Definition
Dry, dehiscent; dehisces along both edges (sutures)
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Capsule
Definition
Dry, dehiscent; multiple carpels, each opening separately
Term
Silique
Definition
Dry, dehiscent; two celled ovary; the two halves split away from a persistent partition (septum)
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Nut
Definition
Dry, indehiscent; large, one seeded fruit with seed separating from ovary wall at maturity; pericarp often stony
Term
Samara
Definition
Dry, indehiscent; fruits with one or more wings (outgrowths of pericarp)
Term
Achene
Definition
Dry, indehiscent; fruit with pericarp attached to seed coat at a single point
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Caryopsis (grain)
Definition
Dry, indehiscent; fruit with pericarp and seed coat completely fused all around
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Pome
Definition
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Drupe
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Berry
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Pepo
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Hesperidium
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Follicle
Definition
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Legume
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Capsule
Definition
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Silique
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Nut
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Samara
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Achene
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Caryopsis (grain)
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