Mango and coconut are ‘drupe’ type of fruits. In mango, fleshy mesocarp is edible. edibl

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Mango and coconut are ‘drupe’ type of fruits. In mango, fleshy mesocarp is edible. What is the edible part of coconut ? What does milk of tender coconut represent ?

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$\rightarrow$ Mango and coconut are drupe fruits. It is produced from monocarpellary, superior ovary. It has one seed. It is differentiated into outer thin epicarp, middle fleshy mesocarp and inner woody endoderm

$\rightarrow$ The edible part of coconut is endosperm. Immature coconut indicates oily endosperm in liquid form later it gets deposited with inner carp.

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A drupe develops in

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$A$- Fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilization

$R $- If a fruit is formed without fertilization of the t ovary, it is called a parthenocarpic fruit

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Fleshy fruits with stony endocarp are called

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In some plants thalamus contributes to fruit formation. Such fruits are termed as

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Mango is a

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Mango and coconut are ‘drupe’ type of fruits. In mango, fleshy mesocarp is edible. What is the edible part of coconut ? What does milk of tender coconut represent ?

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$A$- Fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilization $R $- If a fruit is formed without fertilization of the t ovary, it is called a parthenocarpic fruit

Fleshy fruits with stony endocarp are called

In some plants thalamus contributes to fruit formation. Such fruits are termed as

Mango is a

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$A$- Fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, developed after fertilization

$R $- If a fruit is formed without fertilization of the t ovary, it is called a parthenocarpic fruit