Q. Drupes are called stony fruits because they have hard

A) Epicarp and mesocarp
B) Mesocarp
C) Mesocarp and endocarp
D) Endocarp
Explanation

Drupe is a fleshy, one or more chambered and one or more seeded fruit developing from a monocarpellary or syncarpous pistil, with pericarp differentiate into mesocarp (fleshy) and the endocarp (stony and hard). So, called as stone-fruit, e.g., mango, peach, coconut, etc.

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