Pome

Creator(s): S. A. Mori

Description: The fruit of an apple is called a pome which is considered to be an accessory fruit because much of it is derived from the hypanthium.

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  • Title

    Pome

  • Definition

    An indehiscent fleshy fruit consisting of seeds surrounded by the pericarp which is in turn are surrounded by fleshy tissue derived from the hypanthium. This fruit type is found in species of Rosaceae subfam. Maloideae. Because part of the fruit is derived from the hypanthium, i.e. both the ovary and the hypanthium are part of the fruit, a pome is also considered to be a type of accessory fruit.

  • Related Terms

    Pericarp

    Hypanthium

    Accessory fruit

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