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

Question

In which plant, the fruit is a drupe, seed coat is thin, embryo is inconspicuous and endosperm is edible? (A) Groundnut (B) Wheat (C) Apple (D) Coconut

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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.

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

Groundnut

Wheat

Apple

Coconut

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.