MCQ
Composite fruit develops from
  • A
    single ovary
  • inflorescence
  • C
    apocarpous ovary
  • D
    pericarp

Answer

Correct option: B.
inflorescence
b
Composite fruits develop from the complete inflorescence and are also known as multiple fruit. These are of $2$ typessorosis and syconus. Sorosis develops from spike, spadix or catkin inflorescence, e.g. Ananas, Arto carpus. Syconus develops from hypanthodium inflorescence, e.g. Ficus

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