Aggregate fruit develops from

Options

A. multicarpellary syncarpous gynoecium
B. multicarpellary apocarpus gynoecium
C. complete inflorescence
D. multicarpellary suprior ovary

Answer

B

Explanation

Aggregate fruits or etario are those fruits that develops from the multicarpellary apocarpus gynoecium (ovary). In contrast, a simple huit develops from one ovary. Aggregate fruit may also be called accessory fruits in which part of the flower other than the ovary become fleshy and form part of the fruit, e.g. raspberry, etc