Question: Are fruits considered monocots or dicots?
Quick Answer: Taxonomists classify fruits as dicots.
Why Are Fruits Considered Dicots?
Fruits grow on trees or bushes, and this makes them dicots. The principal definition of a dicot is a plant with two seeds leaves, but other factors like having a woody stalk protected by a bark layer and root formation also come into play.
If you think that bananas and coconuts are fruits, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Banana trees are herbs, not trees, bananas themselves are considered berries, and coconut trees are actually grass, making coconuts closer to a grain.
Dicot Fruits
- Apples
- Mangoes
- Pears
- Peaches
- Tomatoes
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