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fleshy fruit: citrus fruitclick to hear

Fruit composed of several segments, each one enclosing seeds that are in direct contact with the pulp.
fleshy fruit: citrus fruit usual terms technical terms section of an orange pip exocarp mesocarp juice sac seed wall rind pulp zest segment

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section of an orange click to hear

pip click to hear

Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.

exocarp click to hear

Fruit’s outer layer, covering the mesocarp.

mesocarp click to hear

Designates the whitish part of the rind of a citrus fruit.

juice sac click to hear

Each of the small juice-filled pockets that combine to make up the fruit’s pulp.

seed click to hear

Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.

wall click to hear

Thin membrane separating the citrus fruit into segments.

rind click to hear

Fruit’s outer layer covering the pulp, composed of an outer colored part and an inner part made of whitish tissue.

pulp click to hear

Fleshy portion of the citrus fruit, composed of small juice-filled pockets in every segment.

zest click to hear

Outer scented layer of the citrus fruit’s rind. It produces an essence used in baking and an essential oil.

segment click to hear

Part of a citrus fruit surrounded by a thin membrane containing the pulp and seeds; each segment derives from separate ovaries within a single flower.