Which of the following is a composite fruit?

🔑 Key Points
Fruit
→ Fruit is the ripened ovary.
→ It is the form after double fertilization.
→ The fruit is the edible part of a plant.
→ Fruit is a simple, aggregate, and composite type.
→ Composite fruit is formed from the complete inflorescence.
→ Mulberry is a composite fruit.
→ Jackfruit and peepal are also examples.

📝 Additional Information
→ Aggregate fruit
→ It develops from the apocarpous ovary.
→ It forms the bunch of fruitlets termed etaerio.
→ Strawberry, raspberry, rose, and custard apples are examples.

→ Simple fruit
→ It is formed from the monocarpellary ovary.
→ It forms only a single fruit.
→ Cashew, litchi, citrus, and mango are examples.

→ True Fruit
→ Formed from the ovary.
→ Example: Tomato.

→ False Fruit
→ Formed from the perianth and thalamus.
→ Example: Walnut.