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term fruit is applied to the seed or seeds and 

 their adhesive and protective coverings. 



A simple or single fruit is produced by a single 



to allow of the escape of the seeds, or else fall off 

 without opening. Dehiscent fruits, which are short 

 and broad, are generally called capsules ; and when 



flower (a Nut), and an aggregate fruit is formed by 

 the union of several flowers (a Mulberry). Fruits 

 may be either dry or succulent, dehiscent or 

 indehiscent; that is, they either open when ripe 



long, and containing several seeds in a row, they 

 are pods or legumes. Sometimes the pod is 

 longitudinal, divided by a partition through the 

 middle into two seed-chambers (figs. 94-6) ; in 



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