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What is false fruit? Give one example.

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False fruit is a fruit in which some of the flesh is not derived from the ovary but some adjacent tissues exterior to the carpel. False fruit is also called pseudo fruit or pseudo carp. Examples of such fruits are strawberry, pineapple, mulberry,apples, pears etc.

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