The edible part of a mango is ..........

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(C) In a mango $(Mangifera 	ext{ } indica)$, the fruit is a drupe.It develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary and is one-seeded.The fruit wall i

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Mesocarp

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(C) In a mango $(Mangifera 	ext{ } indica)$, the fruit is a drupe.It develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary and is one-seeded.The fruit wall is differentiated into three layers: the outer thin epicarp, the middle fleshy edible mesocarp, and the inner stony hard endocarp.Therefore, the edible part of the mango is the mesocarp.

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