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... fruit derived from a multilocular ovary , as in lemons , oranges , and others of the genus Citrus . In Coriaria the petals enlarge and protect the fruits . Juliania has fruits enclosed in enlarged involucres . In some the fruits develop ...
... fruit derived from a multilocular ovary , as in lemons , oranges , and others of the genus Citrus . In Coriaria the petals enlarge and protect the fruits . Juliania has fruits enclosed in enlarged involucres . In some the fruits develop ...
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... FRUIT ( raspberry ) endocarp ( stone ) pericarp seed BERRY ( tomato ) seed MULTIPLE ( COMPOUND ) FRUIT ( fig ) axis of inflorescence ( receptacle ) pistil sepal female flower stamen sepal male flower LEGUME ( bean ) fruit wall ...
... FRUIT ( raspberry ) endocarp ( stone ) pericarp seed BERRY ( tomato ) seed MULTIPLE ( COMPOUND ) FRUIT ( fig ) axis of inflorescence ( receptacle ) pistil sepal female flower stamen sepal male flower LEGUME ( bean ) fruit wall ...
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... fruit ) is found in the Mediterranean Fedia cornucopiae ( family Valeriana- ceae ) , which has three astonishingly different kinds of fruits that show adaptations to dispersal by wind and water , ants , and larger animals , respectively ...
... fruit ) is found in the Mediterranean Fedia cornucopiae ( family Valeriana- ceae ) , which has three astonishingly different kinds of fruits that show adaptations to dispersal by wind and water , ants , and larger animals , respectively ...
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