pome
pome A fruit in which the seeds are protected by a tough carpel wall and the entire fruit is embedded in a fleshy receptacle. In an apple, the carpel wall surrounding the seeds comprises the core, which is the true fruit, the edible fleshy part of the apple being the receptacle.
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pericarp
pericarp (fruit wall) The part of a fruit that develops from the ovary wall of a flower. The type of fruit that develop…
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