Fruit are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propagated using the movements of humans and other animals in a symbiotic relationship that is the means for seed dispersal for the one group and nutrition for the other; humans, and many other animals, have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Consequently, fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world's agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings.

In common language and culinary usage, fruit normally means the seed-associated fleshy structures (or produce) of plants that typically are sweet (or sour) and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, and strawberries. In botanical usage, the term fruit also includes many structures that are not commonly called as such in everyday language, such as nuts, bean pods, corn kernels, tomatoes, and wheat grains.

Many common language terms used for fruit and seeds differ from botanical classifications. For example, in botany, a fruit is a ripened ovary or carpel that contains seeds, e.g., an orange, pomegranate, tomato or a pumpkin. A nut is a type of fruit (and not a seed), and a seed is a ripened ovule.

In culinary language, a fruit is the sweet- or not sweet- (even sour-) tasting produce of a specific plant (e.g., a peach, pear or lemon); nuts are hard, oily, non-sweet plant produce in shells (e.g. hazelnut, acorn). Vegetables, so-called, typically are savory or non-sweet produce (e.g. zucchini, lettuce, broccoli, and tomato). But some may be sweet-tasting (sweet potato).

Examples of botanically classified fruit that are typically called vegetables include cucumber, pumpkin, and squash (all are cucurbits); beans, peanuts, and peas (all legumes); and corn, eggplant, bell pepper (or sweet pepper), and tomato. Many spices are fruits, botanically speaking, including black pepper, chili pepper, cumin and allspice. In contrast, rhubarb is often called a fruit when used in making pies, but the edible produce of rhubarb is actually the leaf stalk or petiole of the plant. Edible gymnosperm seeds are often given fruit names, e.g., ginkgo nuts and pine nuts.

Botanically, a cereal grain, such as corn, rice, or wheat is a kind of fruit (termed a caryopsis). However, the fruit wall is thin and fused to the seed coat, so almost all the edible grain-fruit is actually a seed.

he outer layer, often edible, of most fruits is called the pericarp. Typically formed from the ovary, it surrounds the seeds; in some species, however, other structural tissues contribute to or form the edible portion. The pericarp may be described in three layers from outer to inner, i.e., the epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp. Fruit that bear a prominent pointed terminal projection is said to be beaked

Consistent with the three modes of fruit development, plant scientists have classified fruits into three main groups: simple fruits, aggregate fruits, and multiple (or composite) fruits. The groupings reflect how the ovary and other flower organs are arranged and how the fruits develop, but they are not evolutionarily relevant as diverse plant taxa may be in the same group.

Simple fruit are the result of the ripening-to-fruit of a simple or compound ovary in a single flower with a single pistil. In contrast, a single flower with numerous pistils typically produces an aggregate fruit; and the merging of several flowers, or a 'multiple' of flowers, results in a 'multiple' fruit. A simple fruit is further classified as either dry or fleshy.

Berries are a type of simple fleshy fruit that issue from a single ovary. (The ovary itself may be compound, with several carpels.) The botanical term true berry includes grapes, currants, cucumbers, eggplants (aubergines), tomatoes, chilli peppers, and bananas, but excludes certain fruits that are called "-berry" by culinary custom or by common usage of the term – such as strawberries and raspberries. Berries may be formed from one or more carpels (i.e., from the simple or compound ovary) from the same, single flower. Seeds typically are embedded in the fleshy interior of the ovary.

Aggregate Fruit, also called an aggregation, or etaerio; develops from a single flower that presents numerous simple pistils. Each pistil contains one carpel; together, they form a fruitlet. The ultimate (fruiting) development of the aggregation of pistils is called an aggregate fruit, etaerio fruit, or simply an etaerio.

Hybrid fruit are created through the controlled speciation of fruits that creates new varieties and cross-breeds. Hybrids are grown using plant propagation to create new cultivars. This may introduce an entirely new type of fruit or improve the properties of an existing fruit.

Accessory Fruit Fruit may incorporate tissues derived from other floral parts besides the ovary, including the receptacle, hypanthium, petals, or sepals. Accessory fruits occur in all three classes of fruit development – simple, aggregate, and multiple. Accessory fruits are frequently designated by the hyphenated term showing both characters. For example, a pineapple is a multiple-accessory fruit, a blackberry is an aggregate-accessory fruit, and an apple is a simple-accessory fruit.

A large variety of fruits – fleshy (simple) fruits from apples to berries to watermelon; dry (simple) fruits including beans and rice and coconuts; aggregate fruits including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, pawpaw; and multiple fruits such as pineapple, fig, mulberries – are commercially valuable as human food. They are eaten both fresh and as jams, marmalade and other fruit preserves. They are used extensively in manufactured and processed foods (cakes, cookies, baked goods, flavourings, ice cream, yogurt, canned vegetables, frozen vegetables and meals) and beverages such as fruit juices and alcoholic beverages (brandy, fruit beer, wine). Spices like vanilla, black pepper, paprika, and allspice are derived from berries. Olive fruit is pressed for olive oil and similar processing is applied to other oil-bearing fruits and vegetables. Some fruits are available all year round, while others (such as blackberries and apricots in the UK) are subject to seasonal availability.

Typically, many botanical fruits – "vegetables" in culinary parlance – (including tomato, green beans, leaf greens, bell pepper, cucumber, eggplant, okra, pumpkin, squash, zucchini) are bought and sold daily in fresh produce markets and greengroceries and carried back to kitchens, at home or restaurant, for preparation of meals.

The alphabetical list of all the fruit-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 5666 recipes in total:

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Lemon and Elderflower Sorbet with Prosecco      Origin: Britain	Lemon Ribwort Plantain Seed Pudding      Origin: Britain	Lime Pepper Seasoning      Origin: Cayman Islands
Lemon and Lime Meringue Tart      Origin: Britain	Lemon Sago Pudding      Origin: Britain	Lime Pickle      Origin: India
Lemon and Marigold Tart      Origin: Britain	Lemon Sherbet II      Origin: Britain	Lime Pickle      Origin: India
Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins      Origin: Britain	Lemon Soup      Origin: Britain	Lime Sherbet      Origin: Britain
Lemon and Poppyseed Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Lemon Surprise Pudding      Origin: Britain	Lime-cured New Caledonian Blue Prawn Salad      Origin: New Caledonia
Lemon Balm Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Lemon Verbena Lemonade      Origin: Britain	Limelax (Lime Salmon)      Origin: Sweden
Lemon Balm Vinaigrette      Origin: Britain	Lemon Whiskey Cake      Origin: Ireland	Limonana      Origin: Israel
Lemon Basil Crème Brûlée      Origin: Fusion	Lemon Whisky Cake      Origin: Ireland	Limonata (Lemonade)      Origin: Turkey
Lemon Cake Mix      Origin: American	Lemon Yoghurt Cupcakes      Origin: British	Limoo Amani (Persian Dried Limes)      Origin: Iran
Lemon Cake Mix Cake      Origin: American	Lemon-brined Turkey      Origin: Fusion	Limoo Amani (Persian Dried Limes)      Origin: Iran
Lemon Cake Mix Chocolate Cake      Origin: American	Lemon-soaked Pound Cake      Origin: American	Linden Chocolate      Origin: France
Lemon Cake Mix Spice Cake      Origin: American	Lemonade Air Fryer Scones      Origin: Britain	Linden Flower Cordial      Origin: Britain
Lemon Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Lemonadha Siropi (Lemon Squash)      Origin: Cyprus	Linden Lemonade      Origin: Britain
Lemon Chiffon Cake      Origin: American	Lemongrass Curry      Origin: Cambodia	Lingonpäron (Lingonberry Pears)      Origin: Sweden
Lemon Chilli Chicken      Origin: Cocos Islands	Lemongrass Ginseng Tea      Origin: Singapore	Linzer Torte      Origin: Germany
Lemon Couscous Cake      Origin: African Fusion	Lemongrass Pork with Rice Noodles      Origin: Australia	Liquamen ex Piris (A Liquamen from Pears)      Origin: Roman
Lemon Cross Buns      Origin: Britain	Lenticula (Roman Spicy Lentils)      Origin: Roman	Lissanoure (Lemon Tea-cake)      Origin: Northern Ireland
Lemon Curd      Origin: Britain	Lentil Curry with Rhubarb and Sweet Potatoes      Origin: Fusion	Liv Syrnyk (Easter Cheesecake with Sultanas)      Origin: Ukraine
Lemon Curd II      Origin: Britain	Lentil Hashwa      Origin: UAE	Lo Sui (Chinese Master Sauce)      Origin: China
Lemon Curd Tassie      Origin: American	Leporem Farsum (Stuffed Hare)      Origin: Roman	Lobio Tkemali (Red Beans with Sour Plums and Balsamic Vinegar)      Origin: Georgia
Lemon Custard      Origin: Britain	Leporem Pipere (Hare Sprinkled with Dry Pepper)      Origin: Roman	Lobster Curry      Origin: Britain
Lemon Drizzle Cake      Origin: Britain	Les beignets de Tréguier (Tréguier Apple Fritters)      Origin: France	Lobster Sauce      Origin: Britain
Lemon Granita      Origin: Britain	Leshes fryed in Lenton (Fried Cakes for Lent)      Origin: England	Lobster with Lemon      Origin: Senegal
Lemon Khoya (Condensed Milk Solids with Lemon)      Origin: India	Liberian Pawpaw Pie      Origin: Liberia	Locrio (Dominican One-pot Chicken and Rice)      Origin: Dominican Republic
Lemon Marmalade      Origin: Britain	Liberian Rice Bread      Origin: Liberia	Lokma (Syrup-drenched Doughnuts)      Origin: Turkey
Lemon Meringue Pie      Origin: Britain	Liberian Rice Bread II      Origin: Liberia	Lombo Enrolado (Stuffed and Rolled Pork Loin)      Origin: Brazil
Lemon Meringue Tart      Origin: Britain	Liberian Sour Milk      Origin: Liberia	Longan Tong Sui (Snow Fungus Dessert Soup)      Origin: China
Lemon Mousse      Origin: Britain	Liboké de Poisson (Fish in Banana Leaf)      Origin: Central Africa	Lonumirus (Maldives Chilli Sambal)      Origin: Maldives
Lemon Myrtle Coconut Rice      Origin: Fusion	Ligge Estren Porth Navas (Port Navas Oyster Soup)      Origin: England	Loomi (Black Lemons)      Origin: UAE
Lemon Nut Loaf      Origin: New Zealand	Lightly-spiced Fish Fajitas      Origin: Britain	Loomi (Black Lemons)      Origin: Kuwait
Lemon Pepper Sea Bass      Origin: Fusion	Lilac Honey Cake      Origin: Britain	Loomi (Black Limes)      Origin: Bahrain
Lemon Pepper Seasoning      Origin: Britain	Lilac Honey Posset      Origin: Britain	Loomi (Black Limes)      Origin: Oman
Lemon Pistachio Snacking Cake      Origin: Britain	Limón Pollo (Lemon Chicken)      Origin: Mexico
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake      Origin: Britain	Lime Curd      Origin: Britain

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