pome

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | 279 words | Copyright

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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