stone fleshy fruit

Fruit whose seed is surrounded by three distinct layers: an exocarp, a fleshy mesocarp and an extremely hard stone, or endocarp.

usual terms

technical terms

section of a peach

almond

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

peduncle

Part of the fruit that once attached it to the terminal offshoot of the twig or branch.

exocarp

Fruit’s outer layer, covering the mesocarp.

mesocarp

Plump part of the fruit, usually sweet and juicy.

endocarp

Fruit’s interior layer that surrounds and protects the seed; it is rough and extremely hard.

seed

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

seed coat

Protective casing covering the embryo and the nutrients stored in the seed.

style

Visible remnant of the flower’s style, now withered, that once connected the stigma to the ovary.

stone

Fruit’s interior layer that surrounds and protects the seed; it is rough and extremely hard.

flesh

Plump part of the fruit, usually sweet and juicy.

skin

Fruit’s outer layer, covering the flesh.

stalk

Part of the fruit that once attached it to the terminal offshoot of the twig or branch.