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What are the two main types of fruits?


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Fruits: The fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant that contains seeds inside it is called a fruit.

Two main types of fruits :

  1. Simple fruits: The fruits which develop from a single mature ovary are called simple fruits. Apples, bananas, tomatoes, and pears are simple fruits
  2. Aggregate fruits: The fruits which develop from a large number of mature ovaries in a single flower are called aggregate fruits. Blackberry and strawberry are aggregate fruits.

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