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Acorns from the genera Quercus (oaks) and Lithocarpus (upper right). The acorn "caps" are involucres, composed of bracts, which surrounded the female flowers.
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| Nut: A mostly dry, indehiscent fruit in which a single seed is encased in a hard shell that is derived from inner overy tissues. |