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  Mango and coconut are 'drupe' type of fruits. In mango, fleshy mesocarp is edible. What is the edible part of coconut? What doesJ milk of tender coconut represent?

Answer:

                  Mango and coconut are drupe fruits. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovariesand are one seeded. It is differentiated into outer thin epicarp, middle fleshy mesocarp and inner stony endocarp. The edible part of coconut (Cocosnucifera) is endosperm. The milk of tender coconutrepresents the oily endosperm in liquid form. Later it gets deposited along the walls ofendocarp and forms edible flesh.