The mango fruit is a drupe type in which the mesocarp is

Fibrous

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Stony hard

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Thin and fleshy

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Fleshy and edible

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Thin and dry

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Solution

The correct option is D Fleshy and edible
-Drupe: This fruit develops from mono or multicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary. In these fruits, the endocarp is hard and stony so these fruits are also called stony fruits. eg. Mango.
-In mango edible fleshy part is mesocarp and the part where the seed is protected is called as endocarp.
So, the correct answer is 'Option D- Fleshy and edible'.

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