Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Simple Fruit

A simple fruit is classified in this category if it develops from a single ovary containing one or more carpels and may or may not include additional modified accessory floral structures. It is either fresh or a dry fruit. Fleshy foods are often edible and seen in your local super market. The three main kinds of fleshy fruit are the berry, the drupe, and the pome. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/simple+fruit)

Examples:
  • grapes
  • tomatoes
  • oranges
  • lemons
  • cucumbers
  • peaches
  • plums



(Tomatoes are classified in the berry category because the ovary wall of the carpel becomes almost completely fleshy at maturity)

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