...Some species, such as the Tessen and the Acanthus gracilis, have retained their style and grown together with the ovary, making them useful for dispersal. In this way, a fruit whose structure involves parts other than the ovary is called a false fruit, and a fruit consisting only of the ovary is sometimes called a true fruit. However, the distinction between the two is not always clear. For example, in the case of persimmons, the calyx grows significantly, making it a false fruit, while in mandarin oranges, the calyx hardly grows at all, so calling it a true fruit is too artificial. *Some of the terminology that mentions "false fruit" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…花柱が残って子房とともに大きくなり散布に役立つものが,テッセン,チングルマなどに知られている。 このように実の構成に子房以外の部分が関係しているものを偽果false fruitと呼び,子房からのみなる狭義の実を真果true fruitとして区別することがある。しかし両者の区別は必ずしも明瞭ではなく,例えばカキでは萼が著しく生長するので偽果となり,ミカンの萼はほとんど生長しないため真果とするのでは,あまりにも人為的過ぎる。… ※「false fruit」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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