The edible part of coconut is: (NSCL 2019)

✅Explanation: The white, fleshy part of the coconut that we consume is the endosperm. It is a nutritive tissue that provides nourishment to the developing embryo.

📌 Other option explanations:
-Epicarp: The outermost layer of the coconut fruit, forming the tough outer skin.
-Mesocarp: The fibrous middle layer of the coconut fruit, often used for making coir.
-Endocarp: The hard, inner layer of the coconut fruit that surrounds the seed.

🔑Key Points:
-The endosperm is initially suspended within the coconut water.
-But on maturation, the cellular layer of endosperm deposits along the wall.
-This layer of the endocarp is edible as coconut flesh.
-The botanical name of the coconut tree is Cocos nucifera.
-It belongs to the palm family.