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Question: A fruit is constricted in between the seeds is (a)Regma (b)Samara (c)Lomentum (d)Follicle...

A fruit is constricted in between the seeds is
(a)Regma
(b)Samara
(c)Lomentum
(d)Follicle

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They are a kind of indehiscent legume fruit that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between segments, in order that each segment contains one seed. It’s a kind of schizocarp.

Complete answer:
Lomentum may be a sort of schizocarpic fruit constricted between seeds. It develops just like a legume. These are bisutural fruits that are constricted or divided into one-seeded mericarp, after maturity these are separated from one another. Eg. Tamarind, drumstick tree, sensitive plant, Arachis hypogea, Desmodium.

Additional Information: -Schizocarpic fruit: it's a multi seeded fruit. After ripening, it's divided into mericarp and seeds begin, sometimes after the destruction of pericarp seed comes out. The fruits evolve from mono or bi or multicarpellary superior or an inferior ovary. The mericarp contains one or two seeds.
-Regma is a schizocarpic fruit with polycarpellary pistils, which give rise to multiple cocci. This fruit evolves from tri to pentacarpellary, syncarpous superior ovary.
-Samara is a single-seeded, generally of small size, indehiscent winged fruit.
-The follicle is a sort of dehiscent fruit with only a couple of seeds released from one among the two sutures present.
So, the correct answer is 'Lomentum'.

Note: -The seeds are protected inside a fruit. But in some fruits, seeds aren't found like in grapes, bananas, and such sorts of fruits are called parthenocarpic or seedless fruit. After ripening, the ovarian wall changes into pericarp. This pericarp could also be thick and fleshy or thick and hard or thin and soft.
-Fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals which are essential for a healthy physical body. Fiber-rich fruits like raspberries are excellent for digestion. The protein in papaya, called papain, can help the breakdown of proteins, and thus aid digestion. It also reduces acidity levels and eases indigestion.