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| "Fruits:
the
mature
or
ripened
ovary
and
any
associated
structures
that
ripen
and
unite
with
it."
(see
citation
below)
Fruits occur in countless varieties. They include hard seeds, capsules containing few or many seeds, fleshy structures containing seeds within or on the outer surface, and much more. Not all plant fruits are juicy, succulent or sweet. Many types of fruits are not edible by humans, or may even be poisonous. |
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Figure
A. Fruit
of
the
common
sunflower
(Helianthus
annuus).. |
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| Figure B. Fruit of alternate leaved dogwood. (Cornus alternifolia) |
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Figure C. Fruit of tulip tree. (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
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Haines,
Arthur.
Flora
Novae
Angliae.
Yale
University
Press,
2011. (Copyright: The New England Wild Flower Society.) |
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