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Carrot is an edible root. Hence, it is classified as a _________.


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fruit

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B

vegetable

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flower

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seed

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Solution

The correct option is B

vegetable


Vegetable is any edible part of plants that is consumed by humans or other animals. The part of the plant that develops from the ovary of the flower is exclusively called a fruit. Hence, carrot, as such, is a vegetable and not a fruit.


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