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Draw a sectional view of an apple and label the different parts of an ovary in it. Fruits develop from an ovary. Then why is apple referred to as a false fruit?

Most fruits are developed from ovary while in some fruits, other accessory parts like thalamus also contributes to form the fruit. In apple the thalamus along with the ovary forms the fruit which makes it a false fruit.


1. Sectional view of apple


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