fleshy fruit: citrus fruit

Fruit composed of several segments, each one enclosing seeds that are in direct contact with the pulp.

usual terms

technical terms

section of an orange

pip

Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.

exocarp

Fruit’s outer layer, covering the mesocarp.

mesocarp

Designates the whitish part of the rind of a citrus fruit.

juice sac

Each of the small juice-filled pockets that combine to make up the fruit’s pulp.

seed

Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.

wall

Thin membrane separating the citrus fruit into segments.

rind

Fruit’s outer layer covering the pulp, composed of an outer colored part and an inner part made of whitish tissue.

pulp

Fleshy portion of the citrus fruit, composed of small juice-filled pockets in every segment.

zest

Outer scented layer of the citrus fruit’s rind. It produces an essence used in baking and an essential oil.

segment

Part of a citrus fruit surrounded by a thin membrane containing the pulp and seeds; each segment derives from separate ovaries within a single flower.