Geocarpic fruit is :

5 2000 AIPMT Morphology of Flowering PlantsThe fruit Easy
Geocarpic fruit is :
A Carrot
B Radish
C Ground nut
D Turnip

Detailed Solution

Geocarpic fruits develop underground. In groundnut (Arachis), after fertilisation the stalk (gynophore) bends down and pushes the ovary into the soil, where the pod matures.
Carrot, radish and turnip are modified roots, not fruits.
So the geocarpic fruit is groundnut.

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