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Fruit of calotropis is

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Nut
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Follicle
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Berry
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Siliqua
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Solution

The correct option is B Follicle
Calotropis represents a fruit in which two follicle type of simple, dry and dehiscent fruitlets develop from a single flower. A follicle is a fruit which dehisces from one suture.
Nut is an indehiscent fruit.
Berry is a succulent fruit.
Siliqua is a dehiscent fruit in which a false septum called replum which is absent in calotropis. So, the correct answer is 'Follicle'.

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