fruit

The term fruit has different meanings depending on context. 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. [1] 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. [2]