Fruits and their Classification
A fruit is a mature overy of a flower.
The fleshy portion of the pericarp makes up the Chief edible portion of the fruit.
A fruit is the edible and juicy product of a tree or plant and consist of the matured overy including its seeds and adjacent parts.
Usually fruits are sweet, with a wide range of flavours, colours and textures.
Fruits can be classified as follows :
• Berries – Gooseberry, Grapes, Strawberries
• Citrus – Lemon, Lime, Orange, Sweet Lime
• Drupes – Peach, Plums, Apricot.
• Melons – Watermelon, Muskmelon
• Pomes – Apple, Pear
