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The seed of black pepper is (A)Endospermic(B)Exalbuminous(C)Acotyledonous(D)Perispermic

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The correct option is (B) Exalbuminous.

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine whose fruit is used as a spice. The fruit contains a single seed, and this seed is exalbuminous, which means it doesn't have a significant endosperm. In exalbuminous seeds, the endosperm is mostly absorbed during seed development, leaving the embryo with a small or nonexistent endosperm.