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Q. The 2000 year old seed excavated from King Herod's palace at dead sea belong to

KCETKCET 2015Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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Phoenix dactylifera is a flowering plant species in the palmi Family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. In 2005, a preserved 2000 year old seed of this plant sprouted. It is the longest verified example of maintenance of seed viability where human assisted germination of a seed was observed.