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Differentiate between aggregate fruit with multiple fruit.

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Aggregate fruit: Aggregate fruits develop from a single flower having an apocarpous pistil, Each of the free carpel is developed into a simple fruitlet. A collection of simple fruitlets makes an aggregate fruit. An individual ovary develops into a drupe, achene, follicle or berry, An aggregate of these fruits borne by a single flower is known as an etacrio. Example: Magnond, Raspberry, Annona and Polyarthia.
Multiple or Composite fruit: A multiple or composite fruit develops from the whole inflorescence along with its peduncle on which they are borne.
(a) Sorosis: A fleshy multiple fruit which develops from a spike or spadix. The flowers fused together by their succulent perianth and at the same time the axis bearing them become fleshy or juicy and the whole inflorescence forms a compact mass. Example: Pineapple, Jack fruit and Mulberry.
(b) Syconus: A multiple fruit which develops from hypanthodium inflorescence. The receptacle develops further and converts into fleshy fruit which encloses a number of true fruit or nehenes which dewelons from female flower of humanthodium inflorescence Example: Ficus.
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