Scutellum in a caryopsis represents

Outermost layer of endosperm

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A sheath that protects the radicle

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The place where the seed is attached to raphe

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A cotyledon

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A cotyledon

Caryopsis fruit is the characteristic feature of family gramineae which is a monocot family. Monocots possess a single large cotyledon called scutellum. The outermost layer of the endosperm is called the aleurone layer in monocots. The sheath covering radicle is called coleorhiza.

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