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FRUIT
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The organ in angiosperms that contains seeds. A true fruit is the product of the development of the ovary wall and the seeds are fertilised ovules.
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PSEUDOCARP
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A false 'fruit' which has developed from the receptacle and not the ovary wall (eg apple).
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PERICARP
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The fruit wall, usually consisting of the exocarp, mesocarp,and endocarp.
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Exocarp
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The outer layer of tissue (skin) of a fruit.
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Mesocarp
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The layer of tissue in a fruit between the exocarp and the endocarp.
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Endocarp
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The innermost layer of tissue in a fruit that surrounds the seeds.
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Berry
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A succulent fruit with many small seeds.
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Drupe
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A fleshy fruit with seeds covered by a hard, stony endocarp.
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Kernel
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The seed in a drupe.
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Pod
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A long thin dry fruit developed from a single carpel.
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Dehisce
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To split open along a line.
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Indehiscent
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Not to dehisce or split.
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Nut
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A dry, indehiscent fruit with a hard wall containing one seed.
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Achene
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A dry fruit iwth one seed, the product of one carpel.
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Seed
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A fertilised, ripe ovule of an angiosperm or gymnosperm.
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