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

Which of the following represents the edible part of the fruit of litchi?
  1. mesocarp
  2. endocarp
  3. pericarp
  4. juicy 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.

Asked in: NEET 2005

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