Question

Coconut is which type of fruit?
A) Drupe
B) Cypsela
C) Berry
D) Cremocarp

Answer 1

Coconut is fibrous one-seeded fruit with a hardy stone covering. It is formed of three layers, the exocarp, mesocarp, and the endocarp. It is a fruit of tropical palm trees.

Complete answer:
A drupe is a fruit that contains an outer skinny part which is also called the exocarp. In this kind of fruit this is the part which protects the fruit. It contains a middle layer, which is also known as mesocarp. It is the fleshy part of the fruit, this part is the edible part. And finally, a drupe type of food contains an innermost part which is also called endocarp with a seed. Another example of drupe fruit is cherry, peach, and olive. A drupe fruit is derived from a single ovary of an individual flower. Talking about coconut as it matches the following characteristics with a drupe fruit. Then we can say that coconut is a drupe fruit.

Talking about option B Cypsela is a dry indehiscent fruit, it develops on the stalk side of the flower. This is the fruit of a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
Option C is wrong because it is a fleshy, pulpy, edible fruit. It is generally sour and is of bright color. Option D is Cremocarp is a dry fruit, formed from two one-sided carpels. The Carrot family is an example of such fruit.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Coconut is the only species of the genus coco, which exists. This fruit is not a nut as when dried it looks like a nut but is a type of drupe fruit.