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Multiple apocarpous fruits are those 'which consist of two or more 

 separate mature carpels. 



Dry monothalamic fruits are those which become sap-less when fully ripe. 



Fleshy monotlialamic fruits are those which are pulpy. 



Dry monothalamic fruits are said to be dehiscent when they burst open or 

 separate into pieces. 



Dry monotlialamic fruits are said to be indehiscent when they remain 

 closed. 



The follicle is one of dry apocarpous fruits dehiscing by one suture 

 alone. 



The legume is one of dry apocarpous fruits dehiscing by both sutures. 



The capsule is a dry syncarpous fruit which bursts open when fully 

 matures. 



The schizocarp is a dry syncarpous fruit which separates into its con- 

 stituent carpels. 



The nut is an indehiscent dry monothalamic fruit which has a, hard 

 pericarp and is usually one-seeded. 



The indehiscent capsule is an indehiscent dry monothalamic fruit which 

 has not a very hard pericarp and is usually many-seeded. 



The achene is one of indehiscent dry apocarpous fruits, which is small, 

 seed-like, and is provided with a pericarp separable from the seed or seeds. 



The grain is one of "indehiscent dry apocarpous fruits, which is small, 

 seed-like, and has a thin pericarp consolidated with the seed. 



The drupe is a fleshy monothalamic fruit which has a very hard 

 endocarp. 



The berry is a fleshy monothalamic fruit whose pericarp is soft through- 

 out. 



The pepo is a fleshy monothalamic fruit whose pericarp is soft internally 

 and hard externally. 



The pome is a fleshy monothalamic fruit whose endocarp is papery, 

 cartilaginous, or bony, and is surrounded by a thick flesh which belongs 

 chiefly to the adnate calyx. 



Polythalamic fruits are said to be dry when they become sap-less. 



Polythalamic fruits are said to be fleshy when they are pulpy. 



The seed is the ripened ovule. 



The testa is the outer coat of a seed. 

 The tegmen is the inner coat of a seed. 



The kernel is the body of a seed. 



The embryo is the rudimentary plantlet formed in a seed. 



The caulicle is the stem of an embryo. 



