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Drupe contains |
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a) |
Stony endocarp |
b) |
Stony mesocarp |
c) |
Edible epicarp |
d) |
Edible endocarp |
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Drupe contains |
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a) |
Stony endocarp |
b) |
Stony mesocarp |
c) |
Edible epicarp |
d) |
Edible endocarp |
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(a) In drupe fruit (stone fruit), pericarp is divided into three layers, i.e., Epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp. Endocarp is stony in these fruits. These fruits generally contain one seed rarely two (Zizyphus) or these (Borassus). |