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Your website has provided me with a lot of helpful information; however, I was unable to find the defintion of a true nut? I have researched my school's library and the internet, but I have only been able to find examples of true nuts.


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http://www.gardenweb.com/glossary/nut

A dry, hard indehiscent 1-celled and 1-seeded fruit, though usually resulting from a compound ovary.

http://155.187.10.12/glossary/fl-nsw.html
nut:
a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit formed from two or more carpels. Fig.18 T.

Sincerely,

Anthony R. Brach


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