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Hortoculture 1 Flashcards

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hortus cultura

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garden cultivation

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horticulture

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science and art of cultivating, processing, and marking fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.

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pomology

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fruit and nut production, “apple or fruit”

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Olericulture

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vegetable production, “pot herb”

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3 primary areas of study

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pomology, olericulture, ornamental

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gymniosperm age

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200 - 150,000,000 years old

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angiosperm age

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70 - 60,000,000 years old

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kitchen garden

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intensive care plants that needed to be kept close to the house

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Liberty Hyde Bailey

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Father of Horticulture, 1858 - 1954

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Scientific and Botanical Systems

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Kingdoms, Binomial Nomenclature

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Operational SYstems

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Seasonal Growth Cycles, Stem Structure, Growth Form

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Cytology

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cell type, studio of cell components and function

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Anatomy

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internal structure

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Physiology

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plant functions

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Morphology

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structural form

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Plant Taxonomy

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the science of identifying, naming, and calssifying plants

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Kingdoms (Whittaker, 1969)

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Monera, Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae

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Bryophytes

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liverworts, hornworts, and mosses

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vascular plants

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seedless. Ferns, club mosses, horsetails

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seeded

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gymnosperms, angiosperms

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pinophyta

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gymnosperms

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magnoliophyta

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angiosperms

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rosaceae

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rose family

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poaceae

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grass familia

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fabaceae

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legumes or bean family

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lamiaceae

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mint family

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asteraceae

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aster family

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binomial nomenclature

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genus and species, capital then lowercase, all italicized

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Carolus Linnaeus

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1707 - 1778, swedish botanist, introduced binomial nomenclature, first botanist to organize plants into classes based on floral structure.

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30
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Species Plantarum

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first plant naming guide

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ICBN

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Internation Code of Botanical Names

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32
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plant varieties and sub species

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acer rubarum var. drummondii (still italicized or underlined)

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Cultivar

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Product of plant breeding or selection (cultivated variety). In quotes, nonitalicized

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34
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Inter-specific hybrids

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magnolia x soulangeana

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35
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Inter-generic Hybrids

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X Fatshedera lizei

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36
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Histology

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microscopic plant structure

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Robert Hooke

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discovered cells

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Prokaryotic Cells

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SIngle cell organisms, lack distinct nucleus due to absence of a nuclear membrane (eg. bacteria)

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Eukaryotic Cells

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Made up of compartments bounded by membranes each with specialized structures and functions

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40
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Eukaryotic Cells - components

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Protoplast, Nucleus, Cell Wall

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cytoplasm

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viscous liquid coposed of matrix proteins contained by the plasma membrane

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Protoplast

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contains all the organelles in cytoplasm bound by a plasma membrane which is enclosed by a cell wall

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plastid - leucoplast

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store oil, starch and proteins

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chromoplasts

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plant pigments

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chloroplast

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contain plant pigments, including chlorophyll, which is the site of photosynthesis

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mitochondria

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site of respiration, ATP production

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respiration

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release of energy stored in carbohydrates from photosynthesis for cellular activity

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cell wall

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protects protoplast, provides structure

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plasmodesmata

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connect one cell to another by cytoplasm strands through the cell wall in openings called pits

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Nucleus

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contains DNA

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Vacuole

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up to 90% of cell volume, dissolved materials

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meristematic tissue

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actively dividing cells taht differentiate into other tissues, roots and shoot tips

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permanent tissues

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differentiated cells, divided into simple and complex tissues

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apical meristem

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end of shoots

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opposite meristem

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meristem across from each other

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alternate meristem

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meristem alternate side to side along stem

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whorled meristem

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meristem are close together to form a spiral

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root meristem

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tip of root

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tap root

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main root with a few lateral roots

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fibrous root

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branches of roots in all directions

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subapical meristem

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produces new cells in the region a few micrometers behind an active shoot. Tru meristem in that it produces leaves in a rosette form ie) beets carros

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lateral meristem

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produces secondary growth often called the vascular cambium producing new xylem and phloem. Cork cambium, etc. Growth rings in woody plants.

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simple tissues

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uniform, contain 1 kind of cell

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parenchyma

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found in herbaceous plants, flesh of fruit, swollen roots, succulents. Then-walled cells with large vacules found under the epidermal cells, contain chloroplast and can become meristematic to heal wounds

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Collenchyma

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cells thickened by cellulose - primarily in young stems, leaves and veins of leaves

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Sclerenchyma

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thick walled cells found as lignified fibers throughout the plant. Protoplast dies and becomes nonliving, found in stems and bark

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epidermis

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outermost layer of cells, absent from apical and root meristems

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stomata

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primarily regulates movement of water and gas in and out of the plant

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secretory tissue - outside plant

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nectaries, osmophores, digestive glands, adhesive cells

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secretory tissue - inside the plant

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resin ducts, mucilage cells, oil chambers, laticifers

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xylem

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conducts water and dissolved minerals from roots to all parts of the plant

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phloem

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conduct food and metabolites from leaves to stems flowers, fruit, roots and storage organs

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xylem components

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tracheids, vessels, fibers

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phloem

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sieve cells - no sieve plate, gymnosperms. Sieve plate and companion cells, angiosperms

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monocots/monocotyledons

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grasses and grass-like plants

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dicotyledons/dicots

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broad-leaved plants

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cotyledon

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seed leaves

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plant organs

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stems, buds, leaves, roots, flowers, fruit, seed

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stems

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vascular tissue, mechanical support

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transpiration

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water loss through stomata

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parallel venation

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reticulate venation

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petiole

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stipules

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thorns and stuff

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leaf type - compound

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leaflet, rechis, petiole

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pinnate reticulate venation

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palmate reticulate venation

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maple leaf, etc

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root dry weight

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1/4 to 1/3 of total mass

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whorls

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parts of flower, carpel stamen petal sepal

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monocot flower structure

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floral structure in 3s

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dicot flower structure

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in groups of 4s and 5s

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complete flower

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all 4 whorls

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perfect flower

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stamen and pistil

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imperfect flower

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stamen or pistil, pistillate staminate

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monoecious

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male and female organs

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dioecious

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only male or only female

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aggregate fruit

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formed from multiple ovaries on the same flower

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multiple fruit

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fruit formed by individual ovaries fused into a single structure

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fleshy fruit

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entire pericarp remains soft tissue. Berry, etc

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semi-fleshy

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part of pericarp becomes dry - drupe, pome

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dry fruit

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entire pericarp dry at maturity - nut, legume

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pericarp

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mature ovary

103
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seed

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mature ovule

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