Pineapple (Ananas) fruit develops from:

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(D) : Pineapple is a $Sorosis$ type of fruit that develops from a spike or spadix inflorescence. In this type of inflorescence,the flowers fuse by the

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a cluster of compactly borne flowers on a common axis

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(D) : Pineapple is a $Sorosis$ type of fruit that develops from a spike or spadix inflorescence. In this type of inflorescence,the flowers fuse by their succulent tepals,and the axis bearing the flowers becomes fleshy or woody,thus forming a compact mass. These are known as composite or multiple fruits. In pineapple,the fleshy axis,bracts,fused perianth,and pericarp are edible.

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