fruit

Also known as fruits, fruit (botany), fruit (plant part), fruit (plant structure)

botanical term for the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. For foods commonly known as fruit, use Q3314483

AI overview

A fruit is the mature ovary of a flowering plant, which develops after pollination and contains seeds. Fruits are important because they protect seeds and help plants spread them to new locations, while also providing food for humans and animals.

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Research

276,108 papers

Fruit ripening: the role of hormones, cell wall modifications, and their relationship with pathogens.ReviewJournal of experimental botany · 2019Forlani S, Masiero S, Mizzotti CDOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz112
Fruit development and ripening.ReviewAnnual review of plant biology · 2013Seymour GB, Østergaard L, Chapman NH et al.DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050312-120057
Fruit and vegetables, and cardiovascular disease: a review.ReviewInternational journal of epidemiology · 1997Ness AR, Powles JWDOI: 10.1093/ije/26.1.1
Fruit evolution in Hydrophyllaceae.American journal of botany · 2021Vasile MA, Luebert F, Jeiter J et al.DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1691
Neotropical fish-fruit interactions: eco-evolutionary dynamics and conservation.ReviewBiological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2015Correa SB, Costa-Pereira R, Fleming T et al.DOI: 10.1111/brv.12153
A review on the medicinal potential, toxicology, and phytochemistry of litchi fruit peel and seed.ReviewJournal of food biochemistry · 2021Chukwuma CI, Izu GO, Chukwuma MS et al.DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13997
The underlying molecular mechanisms of hormonal regulation of fruit color in fruit-bearing plants.ReviewPlant molecular biology · 2024Muhammad N, Liu Z, Wang L et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11103-024-01494-1
Cuticle deposition ceases during strawberry fruit development.BMC plant biology · 2024Straube J, Hurtado G, Zeisler-Diehl V et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05327-7

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Image: (MHNT) Geum urbanum - Fruit.jpg

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Commons category: Fruits
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00003877
hashtag: fruit

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Longitudinal section of a female flower of a squash plant (courgette), showing the ovary (with ovules), style and stigmas

Fruits are the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. They are found in three main anatomical categories: aggregate fruits, multiple fruits, and simple fruits.