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Maize/Wheat/Rice grain is

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Fruit
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Seed
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Embryo
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Dried bud
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Solution

The correct option is A Fruit
The fruit in grass family Poaceae to which maize wheat and rice belong produce an indehiscent , simple dry fruit known as caryopsis. The grain found in the market is the fruit which encloses the seed and the embryo. A dried bud of maize/wheat/rice are not commercially valuable.
So, the correct answer is 'Fruit'.

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