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Fruits
39
Agriculture
Undergraduate 4
12/11/2006

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Term
Fruit
Definition
A ripened ovary and any other structures which are attached and ripen with it
Term
Pericarp
Definition
The wall of the fruit
Term
Layers of pericarp
Definition
Exocarp (outer layer), mesocarp (middle layer), endocarp (inner layer)
Term
Synconium
Definition
-More than one flower
-Primarily receptacle tissue
-Ripened ovaries inside receptacle
-Moraceae
Term
Multiple fruit
Definition
-Many ripened ovaries
-Tightly clustered
-Not organized inside receptacle
-Pineapple
Term
Fruits formed from multiple flowers
Definition
-Synconium
-Multiple
Term
Fruits formed from a single flower w/ multiple ovaries
Definition
-Hip
-Aggregate
-Accessory
Term
Hip
Definition
-Carpels enclosed
-Borne on inside wall of hypanthium
Term
Aggregate
Definition
-Carpels not enclosed on wall of hypanthium
-Ovaries develop into drupelets
-Borne on non-fleshy receptacle (Raspberry)
Term
Accessory
Definition
-Pistils develop into achenes
-Borne on fleshy receptacle (Strawberrry)
Term
Single-ovary fruits (two broad types)
Definition
-Dry
-Fleshy
Term
Dry fruits (two types)
Definition
-Indehiscent
-Dehiscent
Term
Dehiscent fruits (two types)
Definition
-Single carpel
-Multiple carpels
Term
Dehiscent
Definition
Dry fruits that split at maturity
Term
Indehiscent
Definition
Dry fruits that do not split at maturity
Term
Locule
Definition
Chamber containing seeds
Term
Septum
Definition
Partition separating locules
Term
Achene
Definition
Small seed-like fruit in which the seed is attached to at only one point (Sunflower)
Term
Cypsella
Definition
An achene with a pappus (Dandelion seed)
Term
Calybium
Definition
A hard unilocular fruit embedded within a cupule (Acorn)
Term
Caryopsis
Definition
Seed coat inseparably fused to ovary wall (Grain; rice)
Term
Nut
Definition
Unilocular fruit with a hard pericarp (Hazlenut)
Term
Samara
Definition
Winged achene (Ulmus spp.)
Term
Samaracetum
Definition
An aggregated winged achene, as in Acer spp.
Term
Capsule
Definition
A pod-like fruit with two or more carpels not separated by septae
Term
Septicidal capsule
Definition
Dehisces through septae
Term
Loculicidal capsule
Definition
Dehisces through locules
Term
Circumscissile capsule
Definition
Dehisces through top, which separates like a lid
Term
Poricidal capsule
Definition
Dehisces through spores
Term
Follicle
Definition
A many-seeded dry fruit formed from a single carpel, dehiscing along a suture
Term
Legume
Definition
Unicarpelate pod dehiscing along both sutures (Peas)
Term
Loment
Definition
A legume constricted between seeds (Peanut)
Term
Silique
Definition
An elongated, dry fruit formed from a superior pair of carpels and united by a septum
Term
Berry
Definition
A fleshy fruit from one or more carpels and with one or more seeds (Tomato)
Term
Hesperidium
Definition
Thick-skinned septate berries covered with glandular hairs (Citrus)
Term
Drupe
Definition
Fleshy fruit with a single seed enclosed within a stony endocarp
Term
Pepo
Definition
A berry with a hard rind (Melon)
Term
Pyrene
Definition
A fruit containing seeds surrounded by a bony endocarp (Aquifoliaceae)
Term
Pome
Definition
Fruits in which a major portion consists of tissue derived from other flower parts, such as the receptacle
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