Across
- 2. A berry with a thick rind (watermelon, cucumber)
- 3. A dry fruit that splits along two sides, with seed borne on only one half of the split ovary (Pea, bean)
- 6. A fruit derived from a single flower with several to many pistils. Pistils develop into a cluster of tiny fruitlets or drupes on a single receptacle (strawberry, blackberry)
- 9. A fruit derived from a cluster of several to many individual flowers in a single inflorescence (fig, pineapple)
- 12. Nontree fruits that usually require physical support during cultivation (raspberry, blackberry)
- 15. Indehiscent fruits with a thin pericarp (dill, carrot)
- 16. Indehiscent fruits with a thick pericarp (pecan, hazelnut)
- 19. Fruits borne on trees (apple)
- 22. Legumes that are harvested prematurely, cooked, and eaten with the seeds inside
- 23. A dry fruit that splits along two seams, seeds attached to a central structure (radish, mustard)
- 24. Fruits produced on plants adapted to warm climates (mango, coconut)
Down
- 1. A dry fruit that splits along multiple sides
- 4. These crops prefer monthly temperatures of 65 to 81 degreese F)
- 5. Fleshy fruit comprised mainly of ovary tissue, no pits (tomato, grape)
- 7. A berry with a leathery exocarp that contains oils (citrus fruits)
- 8. Fleshy fruit comprised mainly of ovary tissue, hard and stony endocarp (peach, nectarine)
- 10. Modified stems (potato)
- 11. A fleshy fruit comprised primarily of receptacle tissue, pitted with a stony interior (apple, pear)
- 13. Dry fruits that retain their seeds
- 14. These crops prequire monthly temperatues of 60 to 65 degree F (sugar beet, cabbage)
- 17. Modified stems (with basal plate)and leaves sometimes eaten as vegetables (onions)
- 18. Dry fruits that may split open and discharge their seeds
- 20. A dry fruit that splits along one side
- 21. Fruits from plants adapted to cool climates (apple, peach, plum)