true fruit; simple fruit
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true fruit; simple fruit (developing solely from the ovary wall)
technicalBotanical term distinguishing fruits that develop purely from the ovary (like peaches, tomatoes, and grapes) from false fruits (like apples and strawberries) which incorporate other tissues.
Táo桃
hé和
xìng杏
dōu都
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
zhēn真
guǒ果
。
Peaches and apricots are both typical true fruits.
Zhēn真
guǒ果
de的
guǒ果
ròu肉
wán完
quán全
yóu由
zǐ子
fáng房
bì壁
fā发
yù育
ér而
lái来
。
The flesh of a true fruit develops entirely from the ovary wall.
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Jiāng浆
guǒ果
、
hé核
guǒ果
hé和
hù瓠
guǒ果
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
zhēn真
guǒ果
。
Berries, drupes, and pepos are all types of true fruits.