Fruit anatomy
（重定向自Sarcocarp）
![Longitudinal section of a female flower of a squash plant (courgette), showing the ovary, ovules, pistil, and petals.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Femalesquash37474135.JPG")
![Diagram of a typical drupe (peach), showing both fruit and seed](/Images/godic/202502/09/Drupe_fruit_diagram-en.svg4135.png")
![A schematic picture of an orange hesperidium](/Images/godic/202502/09/Orange_cross_section_description4135.png")
![A segment of an orange that has been opened to show the pulp (juice vesicles) of the endocarp](/Images/godic/202502/09/Citrus_pulp14135.JPG")
Fruit anatomy is the internal structure of fruits.
Fruits are the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. In fleshy fruits, the outer layer (which is often edible) is the pericarp, which is the tissue that develops from the ovary wall of the flower and surrounds the seeds.