The tomato (see pronunciation ) is the edible, often red berry -type fruit of Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant, which belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae . The species originated in Central and South America . The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word tomatl gave rise to the S...

The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed , or the fruit , which, botanically, is a drupe , not a nut . The spelling cocoanut is an archaic form...

A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus , and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). The cherry fruits of commerce usually are obtained from a limited number of species such as cultivar s of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium . The name cherry also refers to the cherry tree, and is sometimes ...

The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry Fragaria ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit . The fruit (which is not a botanical berry , but an aggregate accessory fruit ) is widely apprecia...

An apricot is a fruit or the tree that bears the fruit of several species in the genus Prunus (stone fruits). Usually, an apricot tree is from the species P. armeniaca , but the species P. brigantina , P. mandshurica , P. mume , and P. sibirica are closely related, have similar fruit, and are also c...

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, also called pineapples, and the most economically significant plant in the Bromeliaceae family. Pineapples may be cultivated from a crown cutting of the fruit, possibly flowering in months ...

In botany , a fruit is the seed -bearing structure in flowering plant s (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering . Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate seed s. Edible fruits, in particular, have propagated with the movements of humans and animals in a symbio...

The pear is any of several tree and shrub species of genus Pyrus , in the family Rosaceae . It is also the name of the pomaceous fruit of these trees. Several species of pear are valued for their edible fruit, while others are cultivated as ornamental trees. The English word is probably from Common ...

The banana is an edible fruit , botanically a berry , produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plant s in the genus Musa . In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains . The fruit is variable in size, color and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with...

Orange (fruit) - Wikipedia Orange (fruit) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the fruit. For the colour, see Orange (colour). For the painting also called "Orange Trees", see Les Orangers. For other uses, see Orange (disambiguation). An orange, who...

The apple tree (Malus domestica) is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for its sweet, pomaceous fruit , the apple. It is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree , and is the most widely grown species in the genus Malus . The tree originated in Central Asia , where its wild ancestor, Malus s...