Gourt > Shopping > Food > Produce > Fruit (7)
- This article is about botanic and culinary fruits. For the computer chess program, see Fruit (chess).
- For more links to types of fruits see list of fruits.
In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and surrounding tissues. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds. Evolution has led plants to adopt certain basic mechanisms, seemingly without close regard to the tissues involved. No one terminology really fits the enormous variety that is found among plant fruits. Botanical terminology for fruits is inexact and will remain so. In cuisine, when discussing fruit as food, the term usually refers to just those plant fruits that are sweet and fleshy, examples of which include plum, apple and orange. However, a great many common vegetables, as well as nuts and grains, are the fruit of the plant species they come from.
The term false fruit (pseudocarp, accessory fruit) is sometimes applied to a fruit like the fig (a multiple-accessory fruit; see below) or to a plant structure that resembles a fruit but is not derived from a flower or flowers. Some gymnosperms, such as yew, have fleshy arils that resemble fruits and some junipers have berry-like, fleshy cones. The term "fruit" has also been inaccurately applied to the seed-containing female cones of many conifers.
With most fruits pollination is a vital part of fruit culture, and the lack of knowledge of pollinators and pollenizers can contribute to poor crops or poor quality crops. In a few species, the fruit may develop in the absence of pollination/fertilization, a process known as parthenocarpy. Such fruits are seedless. A plant that does not produce fruit is known as acarpous, meaning essentially "without fruit".
More on [ Fruit ]
Fruits :: Produce
Fruits and Vegetables :: Cooking
Fruit :: Plants
Juice :: Beverages
Fruit :: Plants
fruit mince pies :)
LISAeatworld (Lisa Van) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:58:15 -0000
fruit mince pies :)
all done packing ... and ready to go ... now all I need when I make it is Candles... Rose Petals, and some Ice ...fruit is a sin!! LMAO
PrincessJoannaG (Joanna Goodfellow) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:58:00 -0000
all done packing ... and ready to go ... now all I need when I make it is Candles... Rose Petals, and some Ice ...fruit is a sin!! LMAO
@jcal14 Mmmmmmm pineapple... Coulda used that in my fruit salad today... 10/10 @ albertsons... Lobster is on sale, too!
LifeInComicSans (Nadia Hamideh) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:51 -0000
@jcal14 Mmmmmmm pineapple... Coulda used that in my fruit salad today... 10/10 @ albertsons... Lobster is on sale, too!
Controversial fruit and vegetable nativity shows baby Jesus as a carrot|A controversial fruit and vegetable .. http://oohja.com/x3LTn
mark_booker (Mark Booker) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:36 -0000
Controversial fruit and vegetable nativity shows baby Jesus as a carrot|A controversial fruit and vegetable .. http://oohja.com/x3LTn
listening to "Mtume - Juicy Fruit" â« http://blip.fm/~i0uh3
LadyZ710 (Zenobia ) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:23 -0000
listening to "Mtume - Juicy Fruit" ♫ http://blip.fm/~i0uh3
Brrr, nog een rondje voor het fruit ... well lekker warm binnen :-D
sneakerpeet (Sneaker Peet) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:21 -0000
Brrr, nog een rondje voor het fruit ... well lekker warm binnen :-D
American Cranberry Company - Wholesale and retail sales of fresh picked and packed cranberries. Order by mail. Includes nutritional information and recipe.
Meta Description: [ American Cranberry Company sells fresh packed cranberries, retail or wholesale, shipped to your door. Free holiday cranberry recipes for cooking, baking, and decorations. ]
Cape Blanco Cranberries - Offers fresh, vine ripened cranberries from Oregon. Recipes, health information, and a photo tour of the cranberry farm during harvest.
Meta Description: [ Cranberry products, health benefits and information. Premium Vine Ripened Cranberries from Cape Blanco Cranberries, Langlois, Oregon. ]
Fresh Fruit Delivered - We offer fresh apples, peaches, nectarines, cherries and sour cherries from the orchard delivered to the customers door.
Fruit Atlanta - Offering baskets, boxes and a fruit of the month club. [Best viewed in IE, does not work in all browsers.]
Gorge Delights - Supplying fresh fruit and fruit products from the Hood River Valley.
Meta Description: [ Supplying fresh fruit and fresh fruit products from the Hood River Valley. ]
Hirsch Fruit Farm - Gift baskets, fresh fruits, vegetables and jellies - from Ohio.
Meta Description: [ Order your Christmas fruit gift baskets and boxes from Hirsch Fruit Farm filled with delicious fresh apples, oranges, pancake mixes, maple syrups and more. ]
Hollabaugh Brothers Fruit Farms and Market - Family business which grows and sells fruit, produce, and gift items through retail store, by mail order, and wholesale outlet.
Meta Description: [ Hollabaugh Bros.Fruit Farms & Market, Quality Fruits in Season, Retail, Wholesale, Shipping, Tours, Gifts ]
Jackson's Orchard - Apple and peach products, preserves, jellies, and baskets.
Meta Description: [ Visit Jacksonsorchard.com today to order apple products, preserves, jellies, gift specials, sugar free products in our online store in the comfort of your own home. ]
Melissa's/World Variety Produce - Distributor of exotic fresh fruits and vegetables from around the globe.
Meta Description: [ Melissa’s delivers fresh, exotic fruits
and vegetables, organic produce and specialty food items to your home or
office. Enjoy healthy gourmet recipes, cooking tips, product information and
convenient online shopping. Find all your cooking and gift needs including
gourmet and holiday basket... ]
Patterson Fruit Farm - Fresh fruit, gift baskets, produce and family fun.
Meta Description: [ Located in beautiful Geauga County this popular farm market provides a bountiful supply of crisp and tasty apple varieties, apple cider, fresh fruit, maple syrup, fresh bakery and unique gift baskets. ]
500
Peake Fruit - Fresh fruit and English Apples available to buy direct from one of the UK's largest fresh fruit suppliers.
Rasmussen Farms - Pears, apples, and fruit gifts shipped direct from the farm in Oregon's Hood River Valley.
Meta Description: [ Direct from the farm in the World famous Hood River valley. Our pears,
apples and festive fruit gift packs are perfect for the holidays ]
Springs Farm - Ships fresh, tree ripened peaches, June through September. Year-round sales of condiments including salad dressing, rubs, fruit preserves and cider.
Meta Description: [ Buy Peaches online, purchase fresh peaches, buy strawberries, fresh fruit,
Springs Farm, peach stand, Fort Mill, SC ]
Sunrise Fresh - Orchard offers cherries, walnuts, apples, and almonds, including all natural chocolate covered air dried cherries and nuts with seasonal fresh selections.
The Blueberry Store - Specializes in anything and everything blueberry.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Blueberry Store...the largest exclusive Blueberry retailer in the world! We specialize in carrying anything and everything Blueberry. From blueberry preserves and salsa to clothes and accessories for the home. Plus more! ]
The Fruitguys - Offers crates of a variety of fruit including strawberries, peaches, pears, grapes, apples, plums, kiwis, blood oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, bananas, apricots, and oranges. The exact content will vary by season.
Meta Description: [ Fruit That Works ]
Twin Peaks Enterprises - Peaches, nectarines, persimmons, and Oriental pears are hand picked and individually packed in wooden gift boxes, in season.
Meta Description: [ Twin Peaks Enterprises premium quality fruit now available in gift packages. From the rolling hills of Newcastle, California, delicious, exotic fruit is grown and packaged. ]
Walker Cranberry Company - Fresh Wisconsin cranberries, in boxes of ten 12-ounce bags. Site includes recipes and serving tips.
Meta Description: [ Fresh Cranberries for Sale ]
| WATERMELON.wmv | |
| Next Video | |
