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According to botanists, a fruit is always the matured ovary of a flowering plant.Based on this definition, which of these is a fruit?A) cotton B) cabbage C) carrot D) onion

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Cotton is a fruit

Explanation:

  • Fruit is nothing but the seed bearing part in the FLOWERING plants which is formed from the ovary after flowering
  • Cotton grows in the form of cotton boll;the ovary SWELLS around the seeds and develops into a boll.
  • The cotton boll is described as a fruit because it contains seeds
  • Fruits develops from the ovary of FLOWERS of a plant WHEREAS vegetable consists of roots,stems and leaves


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