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How is Apple a false fruit?

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Botanically speaking, true fruit is the one that is formed when ovary (part of flower) ripens. Inapple, major part of fruit is formed from thalamus not from ovary. So, it is known asfalse fruit. ... Fruits derived from the ovary and other accessory floral parts are called false fruits.

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