What is the type of fruit that okra is?

✅ EXPLANATION:: Although commonly used as a vegetable, okra is botanically classified as a fruit. Specifically, it is a capsule. Here's why:Capsules:•Dry fruits that split open along predefined lines to release the seeds.•Formed from a single ovary with multiple fused carpels.•Examples: okra, poppy, cotton bolls.Okra pods have many of the characteristics of a capsule:•They are dry and split open along their length when mature.•They contain multiple seeds within chambers formed by fused carpels.•They do not have a fleshy pericarp (outer wall) like berries or drupes, nor a core like pomes.Therefore, okra more accurately fits the definition of capsule than the
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🔹 Berry:•Fleshy fruits that contain enclosed seeds.•Formed from a single ovary with a carpel.•Examples: grapes, tomatoes, berries.
🔹 Drupe:•Fleshy fruits •Formed from a single hard pit enclosing the seed.•Formed from a single ovary with a single carpel.•Examples: peaches, mangoes, olives.
🔹 Pome:•Fleshy fruits that have a core containing seeds (carpels).•Formed from a compound ovary with multiple fused carpels.•Examples: apples, pears, quinces.