The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to

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The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to (A) Endosperm (B) Endocarp (C) Mesocarp (D) Embryo

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Coconut fruit is a drupe. It has a membranous epicarp, fibrous mesocarp and stony endocarp. The endocarp encloses a single seed with brown testa that contains a small embryo and a white oily endosperm (edible part) with watery fluid called coconut water.

Q. The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to

Endosperm

Endocarp

Mesocarp

Embryo

Coconut fruit is a drupe. It has a membranous epicarp, fibrous mesocarp and stony endocarp. The endocarp encloses a single seed with brown testa that contains a small embryo and a white oily endosperm (edible part) with watery fluid called coconut water.