Edible part of groundnut buried in soil is morphologically

Root

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Stem

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Fruit

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Leaf

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Solution

The correct option is C Fruit
Groundnut produces lomentum fruits. The fruit is geocarpic and thus ripens inside the soil itself. The pericarp of the fruit is hard but the seeds are edible. Root, stem and leaf of groundnut are not edible.
So, the correct answer is 'Fruit'.

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