Biology, asked by nimaicharandebnath03, 10 months ago

Why maize is called a grain?

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Answered by hemanth101
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The maize grains are called as a fruit and not a seed because it comes from a separate ripened ovary within the grass inflorescence. In case of maize, the grain has a pericarp of the fruit fused with the seed coat.

Answered by swati4678
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Maize grains are called as fruits because they are borne from the ripened ovary located within the grass inflorescence. They consist of the pericarp of the fruit, fused with the seed coat. The pericarp is also called the fruit wall, which is located inside the maize grain.

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