Fruit grows on plants all over the world. Different fruits come from different countries. These are apricots from Armenia. Fruits and vegetables are different. Fruits have seeds but vegetables don't. Some seeds are very big, like in a peach. Some seeds are tiny, like in a kiwi. Fruits have seeds to make new plants. When animals eat fruit ,they carry the seeds far away. This lets plants grow in new places. Fruits grow in different ways. Some grow together in groups. Others grow alone. Some fruits grow high up in the trees. Others grow close to the ground. Squash grows near the ground. People cook squash like a vegetable. It is a fruit because it has seeds. Fruits can look very different. They can be small like a lychee. They can be large like a melon. A watermelon is a very large fruit. Different fruits have different skin. Peaches feel soft and furry. Apples feel smooth and shiny. Lemons feel rough and hard. Sometimes the skin of a fruit is good to eat. Apples have skin you can eat. Sometimes the skin of fruit is not good to eat. Longan skin is not good to eat.

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