fruit core

fruit core

The central part of a fruit such as an apple, containing its seed chambers.

Seed-bearing core of a representative apple pome (Malus domestica)

All languages

English: fruit core
Norwegian: kjernehus
Japanese: 果実の芯 — かじつのしん — kajitsu no shin
Korean: 과심 — gwasim
Spanish: corazón del fruto
French: trognon
German: Kerngehäuse

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

Reference sources

University of Vermont fruit-and-seed guide — an apple's brown papery endocarp surrounds each seed within the central core
Colorado State University Extension fruit-types guide — an apple pome has receptacle flesh around a central pericarp core containing seeds