A pome fruit is said to be false because

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A pome fruit is said to be false because (A) the pericarp is inconspicuous (B) the endocarp is cartilaginous (C) fruit is derived from superior ovary (D) fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus

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The fruit, which develops from the part of a flower other than ovary is called false fruit. The apple fruit is a pome, also called false fruit because it developes from the edible fleshy thalamus.

Q. A pome fruit is said to be false because

the pericarp is inconspicuous

the endocarp is cartilaginous

fruit is derived from superior ovary

fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus

The fruit, which develops from the part of a flower other than ovary is called false fruit. The apple fruit is a pome, also called false fruit because it developes from the edible fleshy thalamus.