accessory fruit
(noun)
a fruit not derived from the ovary but from another part of the flower
Examples of accessory fruit in the following topics:
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Development of Fruit and Fruit Types
- Fruits are generally associated with having a sweet taste; however, not all fruits are sweet.
- Fruits may be classified as simple, aggregate, multiple, or accessory, depending on their origin .
- Accessory fruits (sometimes called false fruits) are not derived from the ovary, but from another part of the female gametophyte, such as the receptacle (strawberry) or the hypanthium (apples and pears).
- Fruits can be dry or fleshy.
- Accessory fruits, like apples, are formed from a part of the plant other than the ovary.
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Accessory (XI) Nerve
- The accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) controls the muscles of the shoulder and neck.
- Unlike the other 11 cranial nerves, the accessory nerve begins outside the skull.
- Due to its unusual course, the accessory nerve is the only nerve that enters and exits the skull.
- Therefore, in contemporary discussions of the accessory nerve, it is common to disregard the cranial component when referencing the accessory nerve and assume reference to the spinal accessory nerve.
- Limited range of motion or diminished muscle strength often indicates injury of the accessory nerve.
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Angsiosperm Fruit
- In botany, a fertilized, fully-grown, and ripened ovary is a fruit.
- Many foods commonly-called vegetables are actually fruit.
- Mature fruit can be fleshy or dry.
- Rice, wheat, and nuts are examples of dry fruit.
- Wind carries the light dry fruit of trees and dandelions .
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Fruit and Seed Dispersal
- Some fruits can disperse seeds on their own, while others require assistance from wind, water, or animals.
- The fruit has a single purpose: seed dispersal.
- Similarly, willow and silver birches produce lightweight fruit that can float on water.
- Some animals, such as squirrels, bury seed-containing fruits for later use; if the squirrel does not find its stash of fruit, and if conditions are favorable, the seeds germinate.
- Summarize the ways in which fruits and seeds may be dispersed
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Digestive Systems
- There are also several accessory organs that secrete various enzymes into the GI tract.
- For humans, fruits and vegetables are important in maintaining a balanced diet.
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Vertebrate Digestive Systems
- Vertebrates may have a single stomach, several stomach chambers, or accessory organs that help to break down ingested food.
- Birds have evolved a variety of beak types that reflect the vast variety in their diet, ranging from seeds and insects to fruits and nuts.
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Starvation-Induced Fruiting Bodies
- Starvation-induced fruiting bodies can aggregate up to 500 micrometres long and contain approximately 100,000 bacterial cells.
- In these fruiting bodies, the bacteria perform separate tasks; this type of cooperation is a simple type of multicellular organisation.
- These fruiting bodies can take different shapes and colors, depending on the species.
- Within the fruiting bodies, cells begin as rod-shaped vegetative cells and develop into rounded myxospores with thick cell walls.
- At a molecular level, initiation of fruiting body development is regulated by Pxr sRNA.
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Inspiration
- These muscles are referred to as accessory muscles of inhalation.
- The accessory muscles assist breathing by expanding the thoracic cavity in a similar way to the diaphragm.
- A common problem in novice singers is breathing with the accessory muscles of the neck, shoulder, and ribs instead of the diaphragm, which gives them a much smaller air supply than what is needed to sing properly.
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Anatomy of the Male Reproductive System
- The male reproductive system includes external (penis, scrotum, epididymus, and testes) and internal (accessory) organs.
- The internal organs of the male reproductive system are called accessory organs.
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Auxins, Cytokinins, and Gibberellins
- Applying synthetic auxins to tomato plants in greenhouses promotes normal fruit development.
- Fruits such as seedless cucumbers can be induced to set fruit by treating unfertilized plant flowers with auxins.
- Other effects of GAs include gender expression, seedless fruit development, and the delay of senescence in leaves and fruit.
- Because GAs are produced by the seeds and because fruit development and stem elongation are under GA control, these varieties of grapes would normally produce small fruit in compact clusters.
- In grapes, application of gibberellic acid increases the size of fruit and loosens clustering.