acorn |
= glans |
nominative |
fruit |
A nut subtended by a persistent, hard, cap-like involucre of numerous, coherent, imbricate bracts; esp. in Fagaceae. |
syconium pl. syconia |
= fig; < coenocarp, infructescence (not recommended), multiple fruit, syncarp |
nominative |
fruit |
Compound and derived from a many-flowered inflorescence borne on the deeply invaginated, thus interior, surface of an enlarged, fleshy, enclosing, wall-like structure of accessory stem tissue that has a distal aperture (ostiole); the individual fruits tiny, dry, and indehiscent, each derived from a simple, superior ovary; in Ficus (Moraceae). |
akene |
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nominative |
fruit |
See achene. |
stone fruit |
= drupe |
nominative |
fruit |
Fleshy, indehiscent and derived from a single, superior, simple or compound ovary; having a soft outer wall (exocarp and mesocarp) and an osseous inner stone (endocarp) containing the seed(s) (usually only one). |
hesperidium pl. hesperidia |
= citrus fruit |
nominative |
fruit |
A berry derived from a compound ovary and having a thin, firm, leathery rind (exocarp), a thicker, white, spongy wall layer (mesocarp) internal to that, and a fleshy interior (endocarp) that constitutes the bulk of the fruit and is separable into a number of radial sections, each triangular in transsection and consisting of a thin outer membrane surrounding a mass of juicy, unicellular vescicles, among which the seeds are embedded on the adaxial side; esp. in Rutaceae. |
berry |
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nominative |
fruit |
Indehiscent, few- to many-seeded, and derived from a single, simple or compound ovary; fleshy throughout except for the seeds. See also hesperidium, pepo. |
pyxis pl. pyxides |
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nominative |
fruit |
Like a capsule but circumscissile, the one or more seeds being released from the locule(s) upon separation of the distal, cap-like portion of the pericarp. See also diplotegium. |
cypsela pl. cypselae |
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nominative |
fruit |
Like an achene but derived from an inferior, bicarpellate ovary and with accessory perianth tissue adnate to the pericarp; esp. in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
diplotegium pl. diplotegia |
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nominative |
fruit |
A pyxis with accessory tissue adnate to the pericarp; derived from an inferior ovary. |
utricle |
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nominative |
fruit |
Dry, indehiscent, one-seeded and with the pericarp thin and free from the seed; derived from a single, superior, simple ovary. |
anthocarp |
= accessory fruit; > diclesium |
nominative |
fruit |
Simple or compound and including some tissue of non-ovarian origin (accessory tissue). |
coenocarp |
= infructescence (not recommended), multiple fruit, syncarp; > fig, syconium |
nominative |
fruit |
Compound and derived from the connate or coherent ovaries and accessory tissue(s), if any, of two or more adjacent flowers. |
multiple fruit |
= coenocarp, infructescence (not recommended), syncarp; > fig, syconium |
nominative |
fruit |
Compound and derived from the connate or coherent ovaries and accessory tissue(s), if any, of two or more adjacent flowers. |
…spermous |
= …seeded |
architecture |
fruit |
Having the number of seeds indicated by the prefix; as in oligospermous, polyspermous, tetraspermous. |
syncarp |
= coenocarp, infructescence (not recommended), multiple fruit; > fig, syconium |
nominative |
fruit |
Compound and derived from the connate or coherent ovaries and accessory tissue(s), if any, of two or more adjacent flowers. |
citrus fruit |
= hesperidium |
nominative |
fruit |
A berry derived from a compound ovary and having a thin, firm, leathery rind (exocarp), a thicker, white, spongy wall layer (mesocarp) internal to that, and a fleshy interior (endocarp) that constitutes the bulk of the fruit and is separable into a number of radial sections, each triangular in transsection and consisting of a thin outer membrane surrounding a mass of juicy, unicellular vescicles, among which the seeds are embedded on the adaxial side; esp. in Rutaceae. |
berry-like |
= baccate |
architecture |
fruit |
Having the structure and texture of a berry. |
caryopsis pl. caryopsides |
= grain (not recommended); < achene |
nominative |
fruit |
The achene of a grass [Poaceae (Gramineae)]. Although in traditional use caryopsis (or grain) has been treated as a type separate from achene, they do not differ in basic morphology. |
pome |
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nominative |
fruit |
Indehiscent with accessory floral tube tissue adnate to the pericarp; derived from a single, inferior, compound ovary; the exterior thick and fleshy, the interior consisting of several locules bounded by cartilaginous tissue; in Rosaceae. |
hip |
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nominative |
fruit |
Aggregate and consisting of several to many achenes enveloped by a free, urceolate, more or less fleshy, accessory structure derived from floral tube tissue; esp. in Rosa (Rosaceae). |
septicidal |
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dehiscence |
fruit |
Splitting longitudinally into or through the suture(s) in the outer wall and, if present, through the septum(-a) between locules, the latter thus opened indirectly to the outside. |
septifragal |
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dehiscence |
fruit |
Splitting through the exterior wall suture(s) but not the septum(-a), the valves of the wall then separating from the septum(-a) and the locules thus opened directly to the outside. |
…seeded |
= …spermous |
architecture |
fruit |
Having the number of seeds indicated by the prefix; as in six-seeded, many-seeded. |
accessory fruit |
= anthocarp; > diclesium |
nominative |
fruit |
Simple or compound and including some tissue of non-ovarian origin (accessory tissue). |
grain (not recommended) |
= caryopsis; < achene |
nominative |
fruit |
The achene of a grass [Poaceae (Gramineae)] Although in traditional use grain (or caryopsis) has been treated as a type separate from achene, they do not differ in basic morphology. |