Which of the following is a composite fruit?

The correct answer is mulberry.

Key Points

• Fruit is 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 composite fruit.
• Jackfruit and peepal are also examples.

Additional InformationAggregate fruit:

• It develops from the apocarpous ovary.
• It forms the bunch of fruitless term 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.