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MAJOR FRUIT TYPES
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Type
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Definition
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Examples
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SIMPLE
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From a single pistil
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DRY INDEHISCENT
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At maturity dry; does not split open
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Achene
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Close-fitting pericarp surrounding a single seed
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Sunflower
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Grain
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Close-fitting pericarp fused to a single seed
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Corn, wheat, rice
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Nut
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Thick, woody pericarp surrounding a single seed
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Walnut, hazelnut
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DRY DEHISCENT
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At maturity dry and splits open
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Legume
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Pod that splits along two opposite sides
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Beans, peas
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Capsule
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Fruit opening by several splits or pores
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Cotton, poppy
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Schizocarp
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Fruit splitting into 1-seeded segments
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Dill
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FLESHY
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Mostly fleshy at maturity; do not usually split open
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Drupe
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1- to 2-seeded; the innermost pericarp layer, stony and
enclosing the seed(s)
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1- to many-seeded; no stony innermost layer of pericarp
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Tomato, grape, (all citrus fruit are berries of a special
type termed a hesperidium)
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AGGREGATE
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Formed by fusion of several separate pistils of one flower
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Raspberry, cherimoya, jackfruit, cempedak
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MULTIPLE
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Formed by fusion of several separate pistils of several
grouped flowers
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Pineapple, fig
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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