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Why is maize grain usually called a fruit and not a seed?

 

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The maize grain is generally known as a fruit and not a seed, as it is a ripened ovary that contains the ripened ovule, e.g., a single seed. This fruit is known as caryopsis, in which the pericarp is fused with the seed coat. The maize grain occurs attached to a thick cob or peduncle.

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