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Q. Endocarp is hard and stony in the drupe of

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Morphology of Flowering Plants

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In mango (Mangifera indica) and coconut (Cocos nucifera), the fruit is known as a drupe. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. In mango the pericarp is well differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp. In coconut which is also a drupe, the mesocarp is fibrous and endocarp is stony hard. The fruit of date (Pheonix dactylifera) is berry with a papery endosperm. The fruit of cucumber (Cucumis sativa) is pepo