Fleshy fruit: berry or drupe

Fleshy fruits are characterised by a fleshy pericarp. It is usually the mesocarp that has high water content.

A fleshy fruit is:

- A berry when the endocarp is not lignified: grapes, tomato... Generally, berries have several seeds, rarely one: date, avocado...

- A drupe or a stone fruit when the single seed, sometimes more, is surrounded by a stony layer (lignified endocarp): cherry, plum...