Grain of Maize is

Seed

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Fruit

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Neither seed nor fruit

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Bud of flower

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Solution

The correct option is C Fruit
Maize grain is not a seed, but a single-seed fruit. Its fruit-wall and seed-coat are fused into a single layer. The grain is monocotyledonous and endospermic. There is a small tube near the top of the grain. A very slight, whitish patch on one side of the grain, marks the embryo. The micropyle is situated at the base of the grain.

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