fleshy fruit
noun
: a fruit (such as a berry, drupe, or pome) consisting largely of soft succulent tissue
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The life and death of a seed Seeds are essentially plant embryos, arising when pollen lands on a flower and fertilizes an egg cell; the embryos are often encased by energy-supplying tissues, a shell and sometimes fleshy fruit.
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Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
The Schloss Johannisberg Kabinett deftly balances the sweetness of ripe fleshy fruit with acid and structure to deliver a finely finessed wine that, despite that refinement, shows energy and intensity.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Yes, grapes are botanically considered berries due to the fleshy fruit that comes from a single flower with no pit or stone.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2024
The 18th-century preservation process involved placing the cherries in dry bottles, corking them and then burying them under heavy clay, to protect the fleshy fruits from elements like mold and fungus.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Botanically speaking, they’re classified as berries, which are fleshy fruits with many seeds.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
Because almonds grow in the middle of a fleshy fruit, they are not classified as a nut.
—USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
This region was famous for its crops of sapodilla, a brown, fleshy fruit slightly smaller than a tennis ball, as well as dates, coconuts and castor.
—Forbes Wealth Team, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
For example, too much moisture after a period of dry conditions leads to the plant taking up lots of water and expanding fleshy fruit before the surrounding skin can expand, resulting in split tomatoes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
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Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
The Schloss Johannisberg Kabinett deftly balances the sweetness of ripe fleshy fruit with acid and structure to deliver a finely finessed wine that, despite that refinement, shows energy and intensity.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Yes, grapes are botanically considered berries due to the fleshy fruit that comes from a single flower with no pit or stone.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2024
The 18th-century preservation process involved placing the cherries in dry bottles, corking them and then burying them under heavy clay, to protect the fleshy fruits from elements like mold and fungus.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Botanically speaking, they’re classified as berries, which are fleshy fruits with many seeds.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
Because almonds grow in the middle of a fleshy fruit, they are not classified as a nut.
—USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
This region was famous for its crops of sapodilla, a brown, fleshy fruit slightly smaller than a tennis ball, as well as dates, coconuts and castor.
—Forbes Wealth Team, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
For example, too much moisture after a period of dry conditions leads to the plant taking up lots of water and expanding fleshy fruit before the surrounding skin can expand, resulting in split tomatoes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Fleshy fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleshy%20fruit. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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