Question

Give reason why apple and cashew are not called true fruits

Answer 1

because,in apple and cashew mesocarp is not the edible part....so apple,Banana, cashew are called as false fruits

Answer 2

true fruit is the one that is formed when ovary (part of flower) ripens. In apple, and cashew major part of fruit is formed from thalamus not from ovary. So, it is known as false fruit. ... Fruits derived from the ovary and other accessory floral parts are called false fruits.”