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A '''compound fruit''' is one that develops from several [[ovary (plants)|ovaries]] in either a single [[flower]] or multiple flowers. Conversely, a '''simple fruit''' develops from one ovary.
<br>[[image:Longitudinal_section_of_raspberry_flower.gif]]
*Compound fruits may be '''[[aggregate fruit]]s''', in which one flower contains several ovaries which each develop into a small fruit. These small fruits are joined tightly together to make a larger fruit. An example of this is a [[raspberry]]. Each fleshy lobe in a raspberry is actually an individual fruit, but they are joined at their bases. Despite having the suffix "[[berry]]," aggregates cannot be berries, which are composed of a single ovary.
*Compound fruits may also be '''[[multiple fruit]]s''', in which several flowers, each with an ovary, develop into small fruits which are clustered or fused together into a larger fruit. An example of this is a [[pineapple]]. Each section of a pineapple was an individual fruit from an individual flower, but they have fused to form the pineapple. Another example is the [[fig]].
[[Grape]]s grow in clusters, but they are not compound fruits. Each grape grew from one ovary in one flower, and each grape remains an independent fruit.
==A List of Compound Fruits==
* [[Raspberry]]
* [[Pomegranates]]
* [[Pineapples]]
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[[Category: plant morphology]]
[[Category:Fruit| types01 compound fruit]]
<br>[[image:Longitudinal_section_of_raspberry_flower.gif]]
*Compound fruits may be '''[[aggregate fruit]]s''', in which one flower contains several ovaries which each develop into a small fruit. These small fruits are joined tightly together to make a larger fruit. An example of this is a [[raspberry]]. Each fleshy lobe in a raspberry is actually an individual fruit, but they are joined at their bases. Despite having the suffix "[[berry]]," aggregates cannot be berries, which are composed of a single ovary.
*Compound fruits may also be '''[[multiple fruit]]s''', in which several flowers, each with an ovary, develop into small fruits which are clustered or fused together into a larger fruit. An example of this is a [[pineapple]]. Each section of a pineapple was an individual fruit from an individual flower, but they have fused to form the pineapple. Another example is the [[fig]].
[[Grape]]s grow in clusters, but they are not compound fruits. Each grape grew from one ovary in one flower, and each grape remains an independent fruit.
==A List of Compound Fruits==
* [[Raspberry]]
* [[Pomegranates]]
* [[Pineapples]]
{{fruits}}
[[Category: plant morphology]]
[[Category:Fruit| types01 compound fruit]]
