A fruit is defined as the part of a plant that contains its seeds. Peanuts, a type of legume fruit, are the only fruit that grows underground. Seeds are formed in plant ovaries after pollenation, which can occur via self, or wind-borne or insect-borne methods, but this step always occurs in air. read more
Pericarp is a term used to describe the tissues of a fruit surrounding the seed(s). It mainly refers to the wall of a ripened ovary, but it has also been used in reference to fruit tissues that are derived from other parts of the flower. read more
1. a fruit characteristic of the family Fabaceae, formed from one carpel and either dehiscent along both sides, or indehiscent. 2. a crop species in the family Fabaceae. 3. a plant belonging to the Fabaceae family). lemma the lower of 2 bracts enclosing a grass flower. read more