Coconut fruit is a
- berry
- nut
- capsule
- drupe
Answer
(4) drupe
Solution
As per NCERT, in mango and coconut the fruit is known as a drupe.
⇒ Drupes develop from a monocarpellary superior ovary and are one-seeded.
⇒ In coconut the mesocarp is fibrous, unlike the fleshy edible mesocarp of mango.
∴ Coconut fruit is a drupe.
Answer: (4)