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Umm isn’t this is literally the definition and purpose of a fruit 🤔 The flesh exists to feed the seeds
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just learned that tomato seeds can germinate from the inside as they rot and,,,, I need y’all to know what a horrific sight it is
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Often they have defenses against being eaten by the _wrong_ animal (or at the wrong time). Like with chillies, mammals eating them destroys the seeds - that's why chillies evolved to be so spicy. But birds are unaffected by the capsaicin, and disperse the seeds just fine.
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