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Fruiting

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Fruiting is when a flower has been fertilised and the ovary grows into a fruit.

A flower that is fruiting.
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This flower has been pollinated by an insect. The flower wilts and begins to die and a fruit begins to grow at the bottom of the flower. The fruit grows with seeds inside it. The fruit and Seeds continue to grow. The fruit ripens and the seeds are ready to be spread.