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Which of the following represents the edible part of the fruit of litchi?

Options

  1. AMesocarp
  2. BEndocarp
  3. CPericarp
  4. DAril

Correct answer

D. Aril

Step-by-step solution

In litchi, aril forms the edible part in fruit. It is a collar like outgrowth from the base of the ovule forming a kind of third integument. Litchi is a nut. In litchi, the epicarp and mesocarp (layers of pericarp) together become leathery and the endocarp is membranous.

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