fleshy fruit: berry fruit [1]

Fruit in which the seed is surrounded by two distinct layers: an exocarp and a fleshy mesocarp that is in direct contact with the seed.

technical terms

usual terms

section of a grape

stalk

Part of the fruit that once connected it to the cluster’s peduncle.

skin

Fruit’s outer layer, covering the flesh.

pip

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

flesh

Plump part of the fruit, usually sweet and juicy.

style

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

exocarp

Fruit’s outer layer, covering the mesocarp.

seed

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

mesocarp

Plump part of the fruit, usually sweet and juicy.

funiculus

Slender strand that connects the seed to the grape’s pedicel; it is used to transport food to the developing seed.

pedicel

Part of the fruit that once connected it to the cluster’s peduncle.