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In which of the following plant, the fruit is a drupe, seed coat is thin, embryo is inconspicuous and endosperm is edible?

1. Groundnut
2. Wheat
3. Apple
4. coconut

Correct answer: coconut

Solution

Coconut is a drupe: it has a fibrous outer layer, a hard stony shell, and a single seed inside. Its seed coat is thin, the embryo is small/inconspicuous, and the edible part is the endosperm (coconut water and kernel).

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