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Why Bananas Are Berries but Strawberries Are Not

In botanical terms, bananas are berries. Strawberries are not.

A true berry, like a banana, develops from a single ovary and contains seeds embedded in the flesh.

Strawberries, on the other hand, form from a flower with multiple ovaries, making them aggregate fruits.

This means each of a strawberry's roughly 200 tiny surface seeds is its own separate fruit.

In a world of culinary confusion, the botanical definition shows how nature plays by different rules.

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