<P> In botany, a fruit is the seed - bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering . </P> <P> Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate seeds . Edible fruits, in particular, have propagated with the movements of humans and animals in a symbiotic relationship as a means for seed dispersal and nutrition; in fact, humans and many animals have become dependent on fruits as a source of food . Accordingly, fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world's agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings . </P>

The part of a flower that develops into a fleshy fruit
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