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Define the following.
Simple, aggregate and multiple fruits.
Simple, aggregate and multiple fruits.
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Those fruits which are derived from a single carpel or more than
one fused carpels of a flower with or without the participation of
accessory parts are known as simple fruits.
Aggregate fruits develop
from several -ovaries of free carpels of the same flower. An individual
ovary develops into a drupe, achene, follicle or berry. An aggregate of
these fruits borne by a single flower is known as an etaerio.
A multiple
fruit develops from an inflorescence where flowers are crowded together
and often fused with one-another.
Those fruits which are derived from a single carpel or more than
one fused carpels of a flower with or without the participation of
accessory parts are known as simple fruits.
Aggregate fruits develop
from several -ovaries of free carpels of the same flower. An individual
ovary develops into a drupe, achene, follicle or berry. An aggregate of
these fruits borne by a single flower is known as an etaerio.
A multiple
fruit develops from an inflorescence where flowers are crowded together
and often fused with one-another.
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