dry fruits [1]

Fruits with usually edible seeds, surrounded by a single dry, somewhat rigid layer.

section of a capsule: poppy

Capsule: dry many-chambered fruit that opens laterally or at the apex when ripe; it contains a great many seeds.

pore

Small orifice that enables the poppy casing to split open and the seeds to disperse.

seed

Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.

section of a follicle: star anise

Follicle: dry single-chambered fruit that, when ripe, splits along the suture of its casing.

seed

Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.

suture

Visible seam on the surface of the fruit’s casing, along which the fruit splits to release its seeds.

follicle

Each of the eight dry fruits that make up the star anise.