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Why is maize grain usually called as a fruit and not a seed?

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The maize grain is usually known as fruit because it is infact a ripend ovary which contains a ripened ovule, e.g., a single seed. This fruit is known as caryopsis in which the pericarp is fused with the seed coat. The maize grain occurs attached to a thick cob or peduncle.


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