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

Delhi UMET/DPMTDelhi UMET/DPMT 2009

Solution:

The fruit of coconut is an indehiscent drupe with a single seed. The single seed remains enclosed by stony endocarp and possesses thin seed coat, brown testa, small inconspicuous embryo and white oily edible endosperm.