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Coconut fruit is similar to mango fruit in 

a
being a drupe.
b
having thin endocarp.
c
having fibrous mesocarp.
d
developing from multicarpellary ovary

detailed solution

Correct option is A

In mango and coconut, the fruit is known as a drupe. They develop from monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded. In mango the pericarp is well differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp. In coconut which is also a drupe, the mesocarp is fibrous. Both Mango and Coconut fruits are developed from monocarpellary ovaries.

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