Pome

Pome [ Botany ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names


	A pome is a fleshy, accessory fruit (e.g. apple and pear )

It has a seed chambers typically containing five seeds: It is composed of five or more carpels in which the exocarp forms an inconspicuous layer, the mesocarp is usually fleshy, and the endocarp forms a leathery case around the seed. However, outside of the exocarp is the most edible part of this fruit, derived from the floral tube (hypanthium). (e.g. apple and pear ) The shrivelled sepals and stamens can be seen at the end of an apple opposite the stem.

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