| Accessory tissues |
Tissue of the fruit that is from non-carpel origin, usually in epigynous and perigynous flowers — e.g., the flesh of an apple is hypanthium tissue and the ovary is the papery core that encloses the seed. |
| Aggregate fruit |
Fruit formed from the ripened ovaries present in one flower with numerous simple carpels. |
| Dehiscent |
Used to categorize fruits with seeds that separate from a dried pericarp. |
| Endocarp |
Inner layer of the pericarp. |
| Exocarp |
Outer layer of the pericarp. |
| Fruit (botanical sense) |
Ripened ovary together with the seeds within the ovary. |
| Funiculus |
Stalk that connects either an ovule or a seed to the placenta. |
| Indehiscent |
Used to categorize fruits with seeds that are retained within the dried pericarp. |
| Mesocarp |
Middle layer of the pericarp. |
| Multiple fruit |
Fruit formed from the ripened ovaries from a cluster of flowers that are in close proximity in an inflorescence and that coalesce into one unit. |
| Pericarp |
Ripened ovary wall; made up of three parts: exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. |
| Placenta |
Part of an ovary where the funiculus attaches. |
| Seed |
Ripened ovule containing a seed covering, food storage, and an embryo. |
| Simple fruit |
Fruit formed from a flower with one carpel or multiple carpels fused together so that it looks like just one carpel. |
