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section of a raspberry
section of a raspberry
The raspberry is an aggregate fruit; it consists of a number of small fleshy fruits attached to a common receptacle.
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receptacle
Enlarged portion of the peduncle; it holds the raspberry’s drupelets.
seed
Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.
germination
drupelet
The small fleshy fruits attached to the receptacle, each one containing a seed; they are derived from separate ovaries within a single flower.
sepal
The flower’s sepal remains until the raspberry ripens.
peduncle
Part of the fruit that once attached it to the terminal offshoot of the twig or branch.