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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > fruits
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > fruits
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > fruits
Preferred Term:

fruits

Definition:
A collective plant structure containing one or more embryos, which as a whole, develops from a gynoecium.
Concept Schemes:
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Broader Concept:
plant anatomy
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Entry Terms:
  • circumscissile capsules
  • accessory fruits
  • anthocarps
  • fruit (plant anatomy)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18444
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2019-09-25
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