pome; fleshy fruit like apple, pear
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pome; fleshy fruit whose edible flesh develops from the receptacle (e.g., apple, pear)
technicalBotanical term distinguishing fruits like apples and pears from drupes (核果) or berries (浆果). The term specifically refers to the inferior ovary structure where the floral tube (receptacle) becomes fleshy.
Píng苹
guǒ果
hé和
lí梨
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
lí梨
guǒ果
。
Apples and pears are both typical examples of pomes.
Lí梨
guǒ果
de的
kě可
shí食
bù部
fèn分
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
yóu由
huā花
tuō托
fā发
yù育
ér而
chéng成
de的
。
The edible portion of a pome develops mainly from the receptacle.
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Zài在
zhí植
wù物
xué学
fēn分
lèi类
zhōng中
，
shān山
zhā楂
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
lí梨
guǒ果
。
In botanical classification, hawthorn is also a type of pome.
Lí梨
guǒ果
yǔ与
hé核
guǒ果
bù不
tóng同
，
hòu后
zhě者
de的
guǒ果
pí皮
shì是
zǐ子
fáng房
bì壁
fā发
yù育
xíng形
chéng成
de的
。
Pomes differ from drupes in that the latter's fruit skin develops from the ovary wall.