Chap 24: Fruits Flashcards
Form from flower with multiple pistils
Ex: strawberries,blackberries,raspberries
Aggregate fruit
Forms from one pistil and one ovary.
Simple fruit
Forms from one piece of fruit from several flowers.
Multiple fruit
Fruits that have a dry cover.
Dry fruit
Succulent fruit with many seeds.
Ex: kiwi, cucumbers,tomatoes,grapes etc.
Berry
A type of dry fruits
Fruit of the grass
Ex:wheat,corn,rye,oats
Grain
Succulent fruit with only one hard covered seed in center.
Ex:peaches,plums,avocado
Drupe
Dry fruits with hard shells.
Ex:walnuts,hazelnuts,pecans,etc.
Nut
Has a thick fleshy outer layer or cover.
Succulent fruit
Dry fruit that form a pod around the seeds.
Ex:peanuts,lentils,beans
Legume
Has a papery inner core around the seeds.
Ex:apples,pears
Pome