Q11 / 200 · NEET 2005 · Botany
Which of the following represents the edible part of the fruit of litchi?
- Amesocarp
- Bendocarp
- Cpericarp
- Correct answerDjuicy aril.
Solution
Litchi is a nut type simple fruit. When a single fruit develops from a single ovary of a single flower, it is called a simple fruit. An aril which is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed is the edible part of litchi.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.