Fruits

The term fruit has special meanings depending on background. In botany, a fruit is the developed ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit orates the matured ovary and surrounding tissues. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants distribute seeds. In cuisine, when discussing fruit as food, the term frequently refers to those plant fruits that are sweet and fleshy, examples of which include plums, apples and oranges. However, the common vegetables, as well as nuts and grains, are the fruit of the plant species they come from.

No single terms really fits the huge variety that is found among plant fruits. The food terminology for fruits is inexact and will remain so. The term false fruit (pseudo carp, accessory fruit) is sometimes applied to a fruit like the fig (a multiple-accessory fruit; see below) or to a plant structure that resembles a fruit but is not resulting from a flower or flowers.