What type of fruit is a pineapple? (MCAER 2020)

✅Explanation: A pineapple is a composite fruit, meaning it develops from many ovaries and other floral parts. The fruit is fleshy and develops from a spike, spear, or catkin.

📌Other Options Explanations:
-Drupe: A fleshy fruit with a single seed enclosed by a hard endocarp. Examples include cherries, peaches, and plums.
-Berry: A fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary and typically contains multiple seeds. True berries have three fleshy layers: exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. Examples include tomatoes, grapes, and bananas.
-Pome: A type of fruit that develops from a flower with a superior ovary and has a core containing seeds, surrounded by fleshy tissue derived from the receptacle. Common examples are apples and pears.
🔑Key Points:: Pineapple
-Composite fruit: A fruit that develops from many ovaries and other floral parts.
-Fleshy fruit: The edible portion of the pineapple is formed by the peduncle, perianth, and bracts.