Question
The fruit is chambered, developed from inferior ovary and has seeds with succulent testa in
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pomegranate
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orange
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guava
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cucumber
Solution
A.
pomegranate
Balausta is a special type of false or Pseudocarpic berry develops from multiocular berry develops from multilocular , syncarpous inferior ovary. The whole fruit is enclosed by hard rind made up of exocarp (epicarp fused with thalamus) and part of mesocarp. Plate - like infoldings are developed by mesocarp. The papery endocarp covers the individual group of seeds. The seeds possess bright red juicy testa form edible part of fruit, eg, pomegranate.
