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In coconut and mango, the fruit is known as 

a
legume
b
pod
c
drupe
d
samara

detailed solution

Correct option is C

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.

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