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Drupes are called stony fruits because they have hard

a)

Epicarp and mesocarp

b)

Mesocarp

c)

Mesocarp and endocarp

d)

Endocarp



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Drupes are called stony fruits because they have hard

a)

Epicarp and mesocarp

b)

Mesocarp

c)

Mesocarp and endocarp

d)

Endocarp

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

Drupe is a fleshy, one or more chambered and one or more seeded fruit developing from a monocarpellary or syncarpous pistil, with pericarp differentiate into mesocarp (fleshy) and the endocarp (stony and hard). So, called as stone-fruit, e.g., mango, peach, coconut, etc.

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