Morphology Of Flowering Plants Ques 83

83. Ovary is half-inferior in the flowers of:

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(a) guava

(b) plum

(c) brinjal

(d) cucumber

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Answer : b

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(b) A flower in which floral parts arise from around the ovary is called perigynous. In this, the ovary is half inferior and half superior. It can be seen in the flowers of plum, peach etc.