Morphology of Flowering PlantsHard

Question

Which part of the coconut produces coir ?

Options

A.Seed coat
B.Mesocarp
C.Epicarp
D.Pericarp

Solution

In coconut (drupe or stone fruit), epicarp is thin, mesocarp is fibrous, produces coir, endocarp bears three eye spots and encloses a single seed with brown testa, oily endosperm, embryo and watery fluid.

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