fleshy fruit
noun
: a fruit (such as a berry, drupe, or pome) consisting largely of soft succulent tissue
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For example, too much moisture after a period of dry conditions leads to the plant taking up lots of water and expanding fleshy fruit before the surrounding skin can expand, resulting in split tomatoes.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
Unlike fleshy fruits like plums or mangoes, the fruit tissues of grasses are thin and papery.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Each drupe contains a seed encased by fleshy fruit.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Same goes for any fleshy fruits with central pits or seeds.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Aug. 2025
That’s because acorns are a fleshy fruit and contain too much moisture for traditional freezing techniques.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
The life and death of a seed Seeds are essentially plant embryos, arising when pollen lands on a flower and fertilizes an egg cell; the embryos are often encased by energy-supplying tissues, a shell and sometimes fleshy fruit.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
The Schloss Johannisberg Kabinett deftly balances the sweetness of ripe fleshy fruit with acid and structure to deliver a finely finessed wine that, despite that refinement, shows energy and intensity.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
Unlike fleshy fruits like plums or mangoes, the fruit tissues of grasses are thin and papery.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Each drupe contains a seed encased by fleshy fruit.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Same goes for any fleshy fruits with central pits or seeds.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Aug. 2025
That’s because acorns are a fleshy fruit and contain too much moisture for traditional freezing techniques.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
The life and death of a seed Seeds are essentially plant embryos, arising when pollen lands on a flower and fertilizes an egg cell; the embryos are often encased by energy-supplying tissues, a shell and sometimes fleshy fruit.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
The Schloss Johannisberg Kabinett deftly balances the sweetness of ripe fleshy fruit with acid and structure to deliver a finely finessed wine that, despite that refinement, shows energy and intensity.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Fleshy fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleshy%20fruit. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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