The fruit of groundnut is a ...........

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(C) The fruit of the groundnut $(Arachis 	ext{ } hypogaea)$ is botanically classified as a $Lomentum$. $A$ $Lomentum$ is a type of modified legume th

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(C) The fruit of the groundnut $(Arachis 	ext{ } hypogaea)$ is botanically classified as a $Lomentum$. $A$ $Lomentum$ is a type of modified legume that is constricted between the seeds and breaks into one-seeded segments at maturity. While it is a member of the $Fabaceae$ family (which typically produces legumes), the specific structure of the groundnut fruit, which does not dehisce longitudinally but breaks into segments, identifies it as a $Lomentum$.

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