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The coconut water from tender coconut represents

1. endocarp
2. fleshy mesocarp
3. free nuclear proembryo
4. free nuclear endosperm

Correct answer: free nuclear endosperm

Solution

Coconut water is the liquid endosperm of the developing seed, and in tender coconut it remains in the free-nuclear stage. It is not part of the fruit wall or embryo.

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