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Various fruits for sale at REMA 1000 grocery store in Tønsberg, Norway

This list contains the names of fruits that are considered edible either raw or cooked in various cuisines. The word fruit is used in several different ways. The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, defined as "Any edible and palatable part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit, for example rhubarb."Template:Efn[1]

Many edible plant parts that are considered fruits in the botanical sense are culinarily classified as vegetables (for example: the tomato, zucchini, and so on), and thus do not appear on this list. Similarly, some botanical fruits are classified as nuts (e.g. brazil nut) and do not appear here either. This list is otherwise organized botanically.

Pomes

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A basket full of apples
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Different pear varieties
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Sapodilla fruits

Pomes include any crunchy accessory fruit that surrounds the fruit's inedible "core" (composed of the plant's endocarp) and typically has its seeds arranged in a star-like pattern. Template:Sticky header

Drupes

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Plums
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Apricots
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The coconut is a drupe.
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Ways to slice a mango

Drupes represent any fruit that has only one seed (or "stone") or one hard capsule containing seeds. Template:Sticky header

Botanical berries

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Blueberries
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Grapes
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Bananas on grocery store shelves
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Bilimbi

Botanical berries represent any fruit that has a relatively thin exterior, with mostly flesh and more than one seed inside. Template:Sticky header

Pepos

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Watermelons
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Cantaloupe and slice
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Bael being made into bael ka sharbat, a popular Indian drink
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Horned melon (kiwano)

Pepos represent any fruit that is covered by a hard, thick rind with soft flesh inside, and seeds filling each locule. Melons are good examples of this. Template:Sticky header

Hesperidiums

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One whole lemon and one cut in half
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The buddha's hand, a uniquely shaped variant of citron
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Lime and blossom

Also known as citruses, hesperidiums possess thick and leathery rinds. These fruits are generally sour and acidic to some extent and have a wagon wheel-like cross section. Template:Sticky header

Aggregate fruits

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Wineberries
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A sliced cherimoya
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Half of a raspberry

Aggregate fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from a single flower. Template:Sticky header

Multiple fruits

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The pineapple is a multiple fruit.
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The jackfruit is known for being the world's largest tree-borne fruit.
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A halved fig

Multiple fruits are a cluster of many fruits produced from multiple flowers. Template:Sticky header

Capsules

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Cacao pods
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Mangosteens, sliced in a way that exposes the carpels
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Bacuri

Capsules represent a pod fruit with multiple carpels.

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Legumes

Legumes represent a pod fruit with one carpel. Template:Sticky header

Follicles

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Plants with edible fruit-like structures

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Juniper berries
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Modified fleshy cone of Podocarpus elongatus
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Rhubarb made into rhubarb pie

Plants with edible fruit-like structures are not technically fruit, but are used culinarily as such. Template:Sticky header

See also

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Notes

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References

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