fruit 1 of 2 noun ˈfrüt 1 : a usually useful product of plant growth (as grain) fruits of the earth 2 a : a product of fertilization in a plant with its coverings or associated parts especially : the ripened ovary of a seed plant (as the pod of a pea, a nut, a grain, or a …
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Apples are a sweet fleshy fruit that grow around the world. Believed to originate in Central Asia, there are now hundreds of varieties of apples, ranging from sweet to sour. Nutritionally speaking, apples are a relatively high-carbohydrate fruit and their most significant nutrient is vitamin C.
fruit, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a flowering plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Thus, apricots, bananas, and grapes, as well as bean pods, corn grains, tomatoes, cucumbers, and (in their shells) acorns and almonds, are all technically fruits.
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds.
Within the simple fruit category there are four types of fruit: Drupes: These fruits are sometimes called stone fruit because inside the fleshy fruit there is a very hard seed (ex: cherry, plum, peach). Berries: This word is a bit of a misnomer and can be confusing when classifying berries.
noun, plural fruits, (especially collectively) fruit. any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals. the developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the pea …
fruit (frut) n., pl. fruits, ( esp. collectively) fruit, n. 1. the edible part of a plant developed from a flower and containing one or more seeds with any accessory tissues, as the peach, mulberry, or banana. 2. the developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the pea pod, nut, tomato, or pineapple.
Fruit Is Packed With Nutrients. When it comes to nutritional bang for your buck, fruit is hard to beat. "All fruits are high in fiber and potassium, and most are also good sources of vitamins A
This list contains the names of fruits that are considered edible either raw or in some cuisines.The word "fruit" is used in several different ways. The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, that is, "Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet