# Berry

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/berry
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

an [indehiscent](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/indehiscent "not opening at maturity.") [succulent](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/succulent "juicy; fleshy - applied either to fruits, leaves or stems;") [fruit](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/fruit "the seed bearing structure developed from the ovary of Magnoliopsida (Angiosperms) after fertilization.") having the [pericarp](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/pericarp "the wall of a fruit. developed from the ovary wall after fertilization.") differentiated into the [epicarp](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/epicarp "the outermost layer of the pericarp; the skin.") (skin) and pulp containing usually many (sometimes one) seeds.

## Related terms

- [Indehiscent](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/indehiscent)

- [Berry](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/image/berry "(a) longitudinal section of a superior berry; (b) longitudinal section of an inferior berry. Shading: seeds exposed by sectioning are shown in solid black.")