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[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A pine cone is a fruit?

I was taught a pine cone was a "naked flower", as it never developed petals and ovary developed directly and bore the seed.

[–] Barley_Man@sopuli.xyz 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It appears you are right. Conifers and other gymnosperms are totally outside the definition of fruit and cannot have fruit by definition. The seed cone is however an analog of a fruit for the gymnosperms. It doesn't have to do with petals however. Lots of flowering plants don't have petals. Example are these wheat flowers. You have to cut up the plant to even see the flower.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

New knowledge acquired! Thank you. Wasn't aware of that detail.