Endocarp is hard and stony in the drupe of

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In mango ( Mangifera indica ) and coconut ( Cocos nucifera ), the fruit is known as a drupe. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. In mango the pericarp is well differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp. In coconut which is also a drupe, the mesocarp is fibrous and endocarp is stony hard. The fruit of date ( Pheonix dactylifera ) is berry with a papery endosperm. The fruit of cucumber ( Cucumis sativa ) is pepo