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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Why is maize grain usually called as a fruit and not a seed ?
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Solution
$\rightarrow$ Maize grain/seed is a fruit as it is mature that has mature ovule e.g. one seed bearing. This fruit is called Caryopsis in which Pericarp is attached with seed coat. Maize grain is attached with peduncle.
Standard 11
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