Question

3. Give example of a plant having more than one edible part. What are those parts?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Banana- stem, flowers, fruits.

Methi (fenu greek seeds)- stem, seeds, leaves.

Coconut- Coconut oil which is extracted from the dried seeds, coconut and coconut water.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Musk Mallow (Malva moschata): The leaves substitute for lettuce and the flowers and especially the sweet buds are also excellent. The seeds can be used like a grain, although they are tedious to harvest.

Day lily: the young shoots can be cooked as a vegetable, the flower buds can be added to stir-fry, and the flowers chopped into salads or just eaten raw. The tubers can also be cooked like any other tuber.

Amaranths have edible seeds and leaves, although most varieties concentrate on one or the other.