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Fruit of water melon is
Fruit of water melon is
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The correct option is D Pepo
The fruit in watermelon develops from an inferior ovary in the placenta remains attached to the seeds and the outer covering is very hard. It is a type of berry known as pepo and develops from a single fertilised flower.Syconus or sorosis develop from an inflorescence.Balausta is a fruit with outer hard layer formed of exocarp and partially mesocarp, which also forms septa in the fruit. The endocarp covers the seeds as a papery structure and the seeds have modified fleshy testa which can be eaten.So, the correct answer is 'Pepo'.
The fruit in watermelon develops from an inferior ovary in the placenta remains attached to the seeds and the outer covering is very hard. It is a type of berry known as pepo and develops from a single fertilised flower.
Syconus or sorosis develop from an inflorescence.
Balausta is a fruit with outer hard layer formed of exocarp and partially mesocarp, which also forms septa in the fruit. The endocarp covers the seeds as a papery structure and the seeds have modified fleshy testa which can be eaten.
So, the correct answer is 'Pepo'.
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