Botany

Question 1

What is the botanical term—often used as a synonym of “stone fruit”—for a one-seeded fruit with a hardened innermost layer (endocarp or “pit,” “stone,” etc.), a fleshy middle layer (mesocarp), and thin skin (exocarp)? Examples include peaches, plums, cherries, mangoes, olives, and almonds.

Answer 1

Drupe

Question 2

Flowering plants (angiosperms) are divided into two classes based on the number of seed leaves present. Those with one seed leaf have a name with the prefix “mono-“, whereas those with two begin with “di-“. What four-syllable word completes the names of these two classes?

Answer 2

Cotyledon