Fruits

Fruits develop from the ovaries of flowering plants, sometimes together with other flower parts. They may be fleshy or dry, and cultivated seedless varieties can develop without mature seeds. Botanical fruit types differ from everyday food names: tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are fruits even though they are usually treated as vegetables. Cherries and peaches are drupes, with a hard stone surrounding the seed, while apples and pears are pomes. Raspberries and blackberries are aggregate fruits formed from several ovaries in one flower. Pineapples are multiple fruits formed from a cluster of flowers.