The anatomical nature of the edible part of coconut is :

perisperm

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cotyledon

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endosperm

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pericarp

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The correct option is C endosperm
Endosperm is formed as a result of double fertilisation and is a food storing tissue. The edible part of coconut is the endosperm. Coconut water consists of free nuclear endosperm and the white kernel is the cellular endosperm.

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