THE 10 MOST PROMINENT FLESHY FRUITS - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2024

The fleshy fruits are those in which the outer part that covers the seeds (pericarp or pericarp) is juicy, sometimes fibrous, with abundant pulp or meat.

The fleshy fruit comes from the thickening of the end where the flower receptacle is located. The pericarp of the fruit is made up of an epicarp, which is the skin or shell of the fruit that can be very thin and edible or hard.

It also includes the mesocarp, which is the fleshy part where the juice is concentrated; and the endocarp, which joins the seed with the mesocarp and is very similar to the mesocarp.

There are countless fruits that are popularly found in this category of fleshy fruits, but not all of them meet the characteristics that the pericarp should have.

In the case of many citrus fruits, the fleshy part is made up of small hairs that contain juice inside.

The 10 most prominent types of fleshy fruits

1- Berries

This fruit is produced when the complete ovary reaches maturity. Internally they contain one or more carpels covered by the epicarp.

These fruits are characterized by having a lot of juice and meatiness in the pericarp. They contain a lot of seeds inside.

Examples of these fruits are grapes, papaya, kiwi, guava, avocado and raspberry, among others.

2- Drupe

This fruit is monosperm. They usually contain a single seed. The fruit may be covered by a hard, fibrous shell.

The main examples of these fruits are cherry, plum, coconut, mango and peach, among others.

3- Peponoid

This type of fruit is born from a flower that has several carpels. Normally, soldiers are formed to the ovary and its shell is hard.

Examples of peponoid fruits are melon, zucchini, cucumber and pumpkin, among others.

4- Knob

The flower receptacle surrounds the ovary. It is very fleshy or pulpy. Examples of knobs are apple and pear.

5- False berry

This fruit is formed from an inferior ovary. The banana or banana is an example of a false berry.

6- Hesperidium

It is another form of berry. The fleshy part of its fruits is made up of swollen carpels that spread between the seeds.

Some examples of hesperidium are lemon, tangerine, orange, lime, and grapefruit, among others.

7- Polidrupa

This fruit is born from the grouping of several carpels to form drupes, which arise from the same receptacle of a flower. The raspberry or blackberry is a good example of a polydrupe.

8- Rosehip

It is a type of fruit similar to the pommel but belongs to the genus of the rose, specifically the wild rose bushes.

It can be eaten raw, it is very juicy and is rich in vitamin C. The rosehip fruit is an example of this type of fruit.

9- Ether

These fruits are formed from independent carpels that come from the formation of each ovary. The most common example of this type of fruit is the strawberry.

10- Núcula

Its name comes from the Latin nucula; using its diminutive the word nut is obtained. It is a dried fruit that, unlike others, does not open when it reaches maturity.

This fruit is a type of multi-skinned drupe. An example of kernels are hazelnuts.

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