Question: Botanical name of pineapple fruit (JRF Plant Science 2017)
Options:
Syconus
Pome
Sorosis
Pepo
✅Explanation: Pineapple is a multiple fruit called a sorosis. It develops from the fusion of multiple flowers (an inflorescence) on a single stem, with each flower contributing to the fruit
📌 Other Options Explanations:
Option A: Syconus is a type of multiple fruit found in figs.
Option B: Pome is a fleshy fruit with a core derived from the receptacle, like apples and pears
Option D: Pepo is a type of berry with a hard rind, like cucumbers and melons.