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MULTIPLE AND ACCESSORY
FRUITS
Multiple fruits
are formed from the ovaries of several flowers
on a common stalk. The common stalk often results
in a hard center core around which the fleshy
fruit is formed. Pineapples and mulberries are
examples of multiple fruits.
The last main category of fruit
is an accessory fruit. Accessory fruits
are composed of material not only from the ovary
but also from other parts of the flower such as
the receptacle or even sepals. Apples are an example
of an accessory fruit.
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