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Morphology Of Flowering Plants

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Which of the following represents the edible part of the fruit of litchi?

  • Pericarp

  • Mesocarp

  • Juicy aril

  • Endocarp

Solution

C.

Juicy aril

The edible part of the fruit of litchi is juicy aril. Aril is an accessory seed covering formed by an outgrowth at the base of the ovule.

Pericarp is the part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary.

Mesocarp is the middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit, between the endocarp and the exocarp.

Endocarp is the innermost layer of the pericarp which surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous or woody.

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