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Question:

The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut is?

Cotyledon

Endosperm

Pericarp

Perisperm

Solution:

Endosperm is the nutritive tissue for the development of the embryo in angiosperms which develops post-fertilization. In mature coconut, the liquid endosperm becomes milky and are enclosed by the kernel.Thus the correct answer is option D.