NEET 2017 · Class 11

Morphology of Flowering Plants

Coconut fruit is a

  1. (A)berry
  2. (B)nut
  3. (C)capsule
  4. (D)drupe

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In mango and coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe (Figure 5.13).

Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants
Section
5.6 THE FRUIT

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'In mango and coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe', which directly and conclusively identifies coconut fruit as a drupe, matching the correct answer.

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