fleshy fruit: berry fruit [3]

Fruit in which the seed is surrounded by two distinct layers: an exocarp and a fleshy mesocarp that is in direct contact with the seed.

section of a strawberry

The strawberry is a complex fruit, with achenes borne by the fleshy receptacle of the flower.

epicalyx

All the small green leaves under the calyx.

peduncle

Part of the fruit that once attached it to the terminal offshoot of the twig or branch.

receptacle

Enlarged portion of the flower’s peduncle; in the strawberry, it becomes fleshy and bears the achenes.

achene

Each of the small dry fruits that cover the skin of the strawberry, each one containing a seed.

flesh

Pulpy portion of the strawberry, formed as the flower’s receptacle develops.

calyx

All the flower’s sepals, which remain until the strawberry ripens.