Fruit cups

On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article fruit cups. Fruits on this list are defined as the word is used in everyday speech.

It does not include vegetables, whatever their origin. This page was last changed on 10 January 2023, at 04:21. See Terms of Use for details. In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. In botanical usage, the term fruit also includes many structures that are not commonly called ‘fruits’ in everyday language, such as nuts, bean pods, corn kernels, tomatoes, and wheat grains.

Many common language terms used for fruit and seeds differ from botanical classifications. For example, in botany, a fruit is a ripened ovary or carpel that contains seeds, e. However, the fruit wall is thin and fused to the seed coat, so almost all the edible grain-fruit is actually a seed. The outer layer, often edible, of most fruits is called the pericarp.