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navigation, search Longitudinal section of a female flower of a
squash plant (courgette), showing the ovary, ovules, pistil, and
petals.  Fruit anatomy is the internal structure of fruit, the
mature ovary or ovaries from one or more flowers. In fleshy
fruits, the outer and often edible layer is the pericarp, which
is the tissue that develops from the ovary wall of the flower
and surrounds the seeds.  In some seemingly pericarp fruits, the
edible portion is not derived from the ovary. For example, in
the fruit of the ackee tree, the edible portion is an aril; and
in the pineapple several tissues from the flower and stem are
involved.  A cavity inside the fruit that contain the ovules or
seeds is called a cell.  Categories of fruits[edit]  Some plants
commonly called "vegetables," such as the cucumbers, tomatoes,
and squash are actually botanically fruits.  Fruits come in
three main anatomical categories:    • Simple fruits are formed
from a single o