In botany, dry fruits are fruits which have a hard, dry pericarp around their seeds, these commonly disperse via wind with help of 'wings' and 'parachutes' or via animals with help of hooks which latch on animal fur or when seeds are consumed by the animals. They are different from fleshy fruits based on their dry pericarp,[1] in which the exocarp, mesocarp and endocarp aren't clearly distinguishable from each other.
In common language, dry fruits may also refer to dried fruits and nuts.[2]
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- ^ "Dry Fruit Names in English – MevaBite". Retrieved 15 November 2024.