fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propagated using the movements of humans and animals in a symbiotic relationship that is the means for seed dispersal for the one group and nutrition for the other; in fact, humans and many animals have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Consequently, fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world's agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings.
In common language usage, "fruit" normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures (or produce) of plants that typically are sweet or sour and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, and strawberries. In botanical usage, the term "fruit" also includes many structures that are not commonly called "fruits", such as nuts, bean pods, corn kernels, tomatoes, and wheat grains.

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  1. Mission Black Figs

    Mission Black Figs

    Mission Black Figs
  2. Large Pitted Kalamata Black Olives

    Large Pitted Kalamata Black Olives

    Large Pitted Kalamata Black Olives
  3. Watermelon

    Watermelon

    Watermelon
  4. Coconut Flakes and Coconut Milk

    Coconut Flakes and Coconut Milk

    Coconut Flakes and Coconut Milk
  5. Navel Oranges

    Navel Oranges

    Navel Oranges
  6. Sliced Kiwano Melon

    Sliced Kiwano Melon

    Sliced Kiwano Melon
  7. Bosc Pears

    Bosc Pears

    Bosc Pears
  8. Black Plums

    Black Plums

    Black Plums
  9. Apricots

    Apricots

    Apricots
  10. Sliced Dragon Fruit

    Sliced Dragon Fruit

    Sliced Dragon Fruit
  11. Finger Limes

    Finger Limes

    Finger Limes
  12. Packaged Finger Limes

    Packaged Finger Limes

    Packaged Finger Limes
  13. Life Cereal with Honeydew Melon

    Life Cereal with Honeydew Melon

    Life Cereal with Honeydew Melon
  14. Apple Sauce

    Apple Sauce

    Apple Sauce
  15. Sweet Cherries

    Sweet Cherries

    Sweet Cherries
  16. Kiwano Melon

    Kiwano Melon

    Kiwano Melon
  17. Dragon Fruit

    Dragon Fruit

    Dragon Fruit
  18. California Oranges

    California Oranges

    California Oranges
  19. Anjou Pears

    Anjou Pears

    Anjou Pears
  20. Yellow Peach

    Yellow Peach

    Yellow Peach
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