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Ruminate endosperm is found in

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Cruciferae

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Asteraceae

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Euphorbiaceac

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Annonaceae

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Solution

The correct option is B Annonaceae
Ruminate endosperm: A structure of the endosperm made of albumen of a seed which gives a mottled appearence to its section, and which results from the infolding of a dark inner layer of the seed-coat into the light-coloured matter of the endosperm, as in the nutmeg. Examples of families with ruminate endosperm - Rubiaceae, annonaceae, aristolochiaceae, Palmaceae and Myristicaceae.

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