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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
Pomes include any crunchy
Drupes represent any fruit that has only one seed (or "stone") or one hard capsule containing seeds.
Botanical berries represent any fruit that has a relatively thin exterior, with mostly flesh and more than one seed inside.
Pepos represent any fruit that is covered by a hard, thick rind with soft flesh inside, and seeds filling each
Also known as
Aggregate fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from a single flower.
Multiple fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from multiple flowers.
Capsules represent a pod fruit with multiple
Legumes represent a pod fruit with one carpel.
Plants with edible fruit-like structures are not technically fruit, but are used culinarily as such.
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Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary
The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the bod ...
; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit, for example rhubarb
Rhubarb is the fleshy, edible stalks ( petioles) of species and hybrids (culinary rhubarb) of '' Rheum'' in the family Polygonaceae, which are cooked and used for food. The whole plant – a herbaceous perennial growing from short, thick r ...
." Many edible plant parts that are ''true fruits'' botanically speaking, are not considered culinary fruits. They are classified as vegetables in the culinary sense (for example: the tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word , ...
, zucchini
The zucchini (; plural: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (; plural: courgettes) or baby marrow ('' Cucurbita pepo'') is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are s ...
, and so on), and hence they do not appear in this list. Similarly, some botanical fruits are classified as nuts (e.g. brazil nut), and do not appear here either. Even so, this list is otherwise organized botanically.
Pomes
Pomes include any crunchy accessory fruit
An accessory fruit is a fruit in which some of the flesh is derived not from the floral ovary but from some adjacent tissue exterior to the carpel.Esau, K. 1977. ''Anatomy of seed plants''. John Wiley and Sons, New York. Accessory fruits are ...
that surrounds the fruit's inedible "core" (composed of the plant's endocarp) and typically has its seeds arranged in a star-like pattern.
Drupes
Drupes represent any fruit that has only one seed (or "stone") or one hard capsule containing seeds.
Botanical berries
Botanical berries represent any fruit that has a relatively thin exterior, with mostly flesh and more than one seed inside.
Pepos
Pepos represent any fruit that is covered by a hard, thick rind with soft flesh inside, and seeds filling each locule
A locule (plural locules) or loculus (plural loculi) (meaning "little place" in Latin) is a small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal, plant, or fungus).
In angiosperms (flowering plants), the term ''locule'' usu ...
. Melons are good examples of this.
Hesperidiums
Also known as citruses
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is nati ...
, Hesperidiums possess thick and leathery rinds. These fruits are generally sour and acidic to some extent and have a wagon wheel-like cross section.
Aggregate fruits
Aggregate fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from a single flower.
Multiple fruits
Multiple fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from multiple flowers.
Capsules
Capsules represent a pod fruit with multiple carpel
Gynoecium (; ) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) '' pistils' ...
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Legumes
Legumes represent a pod fruit with one carpel.
Follicles
Follicles represent a single ovary that splits along a single seam.Plants with edible fruit-like structures
Plants with edible fruit-like structures are not technically fruit, but are used culinarily as such.
See also
* List of inedible fruits *Fruit
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. Edible fruits in partic ...
* List of fruit dishes
This is a list of notable fruit dishes. Fruit dishes are those that use fruit as a primary ingredient. Condiments prepared with fruit as a primary ingredient are also included in this list.
Fruit dishes
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* Fruit tree propagation
* Tropical agriculture
Worldwide more human beings gain their livelihood from agriculture than any other endeavor; the majority are self-employed subsistence farmers living in the tropics. While growing food for local consumption is the core of tropical agriculture, ...
* Tropical fruit
* List of culinary nuts
* List of edible seeds
* List of vegetables
* List of culinary herbs and spices
* List of foods
References
External links
* * {{cite web, url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/index.html, title=Fruits of Warm Climates, publisher=Purdue UniversityRare Fruit Growers of California
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Fruit
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. Edible fruits in partic ...
Culinary fruits
Types of food
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