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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Which of the following is a fatty oil yielding plant?
A
Sunflower
B
Acacia
C
Butea
D
Casuarina
Solution
Sunflower oil is a semi-drying oil obtained from Helianthus annuus which belongs to the family-Asteraceae. It's seed contains $40-50 \%$ oil contents. On hydration it yields vegetable 'ghee'. Sunflower oil is used in cooking and in manufacturing of paints and soaps.
Standard 11
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