Flora of New York/Glossary

berry
A  is a simple fleshy fruit (such as a grape or tomato) in which all parts of the fruit are edible.

pome
A  is a simple fleshy fruit (such as an apple or pear) with an inedible core containing the seeds.

drupe
A  is a simple fleshy fruit (such as a cherry, plum, or peach) that has a thin outer skin surrounding a fleshy  that surrounds a hard inedible pit, which contains the seed. In aggregate fruits (such as raspberries), the individual sections are called drupelets.