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stone fleshy fruit
stone fleshy fruit
Fruit whose seed is surrounded by three distinct layers: an exocarp, a fleshy mesocarp and an extremely hard stone, or endocarp.
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section of a peach
peach
almond
Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.
peduncle
Part of the fruit that once attached it to the terminal offshoot of the twig or branch.
exocarp
Fruit’s outer layer, covering the mesocarp.
mesocarp
Plump part of the fruit, usually sweet and juicy.
endocarp
Fruit’s interior layer that surrounds and protects the seed; it is rough and extremely hard.
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
seed coat
Protective casing covering the embryo and the nutrients stored in the seed.
style
Visible remnant of the flower’s style, now withered, that once connected the stigma to the ovary.
stone
Fruit’s interior layer that surrounds and protects the seed; it is rough and extremely hard.
flesh
Plump part of the fruit, usually sweet and juicy.
skin
Fruit’s outer layer, covering the flesh.
stalk
Part of the fruit that once attached it to the terminal offshoot of the twig or branch.