Why Is a Banana a Berry?

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How did the banana become a berry? You might not have known it’s a berry.

It meets all the prerequisites. Some fruits are berries. They need three qualities to be berries. First, they have a trio of distinct fleshy layers (the outer and middle endocarp). Second, they must have an innermost endocarp that contains seeds. Third, berries come from flowers with a single ovary.

You might be surprised at other berries. Avocados, eggplants, grapes, guava, kiwis, papayas, peppers, pomegrantes and tomatoes are berries.

What isn’t a berry? Well, apricots, cherries, dates, nectarines, peaches, and plums are drupes. They are simple fruits that have a hard endocarp with one seed or pit.

Apples, pears, and quince are pomes. They have small seeds and a tough skin.

Blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries are not berries and they aren’t fruit. They are aggregate fruits since they grow from multiple ovaries of the same flower.

 


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Canadian Friend
1 hour ago

I did not know a lot of those things.

Eggplant is a berry ? I would have never guessed that in a million years !

Funny that Apples are in the family of Pomes , because in French the word Apple is the word Pomme

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