Accessory fruit
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An accessory fruit is a fruit that contains tissue derived from plant parts other than the ovary. In other words, the flesh of the fruit develops not from the floral ovary, but from some adjacent tissue exterior to the carpel. As a general rule, the accessory fruit is a combination of several floral organs, including the ovary. In contrast, true fruit forms exclusively from the ovary of the flower.
A selection of accessory fruits (from left to right: pear, fig, and strawberry)
Apple section, showing seeds plus papery expression of the ovary, surrounded by tissue formed from ripening of the hypanthium
On this strawberry, the many pips located on the surface have germinated in a phenomenon known as vivipary. The pips of the strawberry are its true fruit.
The cashew ‘apple’ and its attached drupe, which contains the edible seed
Fruit
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In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Various fruits arranged at a stall at the Municipal Market of São Paulo
Fresh fruit mix of blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries
An arrangement of fruits commonly thought of as culinary vegetables, including corn (maize), tomatoes, and various squash
Pomegranate fruit – whole and piece with arils